There is always the forecast amount in the budget and the amount that is actually spent. If I look at a chart covering the period from 2000 to 2006, I see there was an increase each year. For example, in 2005-06, the estimated budget was $10.9 million and expenditures totalled $12.1 million.
Does this mean that the same thing will happen in 2006-07? You say that the budget was $9.8 million last year, and the actual expenditures were $12 million. This year, the figure we see is $8.9 million. Why is it the number increases during the year? How does it work?