This line graph compares the spending trend for the Tribunal's planned, authorized and actual expenditures over the 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09 fiscal years. Planned spending in 2006–07 started at around $4.3 million, stayed about the same in 2007–08 and increased slightly to about $4.4 million in 2008–09. Authorized spending in 2006–07 started at around $4.6 million, dropped to about $4.5 million in 2007–08 and increased to about $4.7 million in 2008–09. Actual spending matched authorized spending in 2006–07 at around $4.6 million, dropped below both other types of spending to about $4.2 million in 2007–08 and further dropped to about $3.9 million in 2008–09.