The Department spent a further R1.032 billion of its total appropriation by the third quarter of 2011/12, bringing the total expenditure to R3.520 billion (79.9 per cent). The Department spent, according to economic classification, R252.8 million of the R365.3 million (revised estimate, down from R369.7 million) allocated for Current Payments, R3.263 billion of the R4.038 billion (revised estimate, up from R4.032 billion) allocated for Transfers and Subsidies and R4.6 million for Payments for Capital Assets. The total monthly expenditure was R691.9 million in October, R235.7 million in November and R104.8 million in December.