Your task is to predict the verdict of a claim based on the provided question-answer pair evidence. The possible labels are: 'Supported', 'Refuted', 'Not Enough Evidence', 'Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking'. Justify your answer using the provided evidence and select the correct label.

Claim: Irregular expenditure by the government of South Africa’s Western Cape province rose from R23 million in the 2016/17 financial year to R44 million in 2017/18 – an increase of R21 million.

Q1: What is irregular expenditure?
A1: Irregular expenditure is expenditure that was not incurred in the manner prescribed by legislation; in other words, somewhere in the process that led to the expenditure, the auditee did not comply with the applicable legislation.
Such expenditure does not necessarily mean that money had been wasted or that fraud had been committed. It is an indicator of non-compliance in the process that needs to be investigated by management to determine whether it was an unintended error, negligence or done with the intention to work against the requirements of legislation (which, for example, require that procurement should be fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective).

Q2: What was South Africa's Western Cape provinces irregular expenditure in 2016/17?
A2: R423 Billion.

Q3: What was South Africa's Western Cape provinces irregular expenditure in 2017/18?
A3: R44 Million.
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justification: The irregular expenditure increased from R23 million in 2016-2017 to R44 in 2017-2018 which is an increase of R21 million. 

verdict: 'Supported'
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