However, an analysis of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Quarter Expenditure Reports for the Directorate had pointed to a number of concerns with the Directorate's spending during the 2011/12 financial year. By the end of the 3rd quarter, the Directorate had only spent 61.2% of its allocated budget which is far lower than its 3rd quarter spending for the previous financial year (71%) as well as its projected expenditure (75 %).