The overall provincial summary in all EPWP sectors reflected that the province had 1 726 projects with a total budget of R2, 477,531,993. The total expenditure from this budget was R813,618,076. An average minimum daily wage was R70 though the daily wage differed per sector. For example, in the Environment and Culture sector, the daily wage was R66. In the Infrastructure sector it was R 65. In the Non-State sector it was R47 and in the Social sector it was R71, 00. 43, 549 work opportunities were create with a total number of 1, 498, 565 person days of work. Overall work opportunities per sector and sphere were as follows: