Department of Defence is also yet to receive funds for Operation Prosper, forcing it to dip into allocations for other operations. The Department of Defence (DoD) has stated the billions overspent on salaries in the previous financial year were a necessity that could not be avoided. The DoD spent R55 billion on the compensation of employees (CoE), which was R3.6 billion over its budget allocation for salaries. The DoD expect those numbers to increase to 73 980 and 81 234, respectively, by 2028, with Abotsi urging National Treasury to prepare accordingly. “The concern initially was, because the Appropriation Act was not approved timeously, [National Treasury] could not assist us with this R823 million.