Figure 8 - Number of instances of unappropriated expenditure by category, from 2012/13 to 2018/19

The figure shows, from 2012/13 to 2018/19, the number of instances each year of three categories of unappropriated expenditure: unappropriated expenditure approved by the Minister of Finance, unappropriated expenditure with Cabinet authority, and unappropriated expenditure without prior Cabinet authority. The highest number of instances every year, from 2012/13 to 2018/19, was unappropriated expenditure without prior Cabinet authority.