The result was that the defence budget was cut, in substantial part because deficit reduction and a budget surplus were more important than "toys for the boys." From a peak of $21-billion in 2009-10, the defence budget in this fiscal year is $18.2-billion, about a 13 per cent reduction in dollars made worse by inflation. The percentage of GDP spent on defence is now hovering at 1 per cent, the lowest since the 1930s. In 2009, it was 1.3 per cent. Making matters even worse, the Department of National Defence somehow cannot spend all the money it gets, returning almost $10-billion to the Treasury since 2006.