Except for Gauteng, all provinces experienced total increases in allocations to municipalities even though not all municipalities received additional allocations. Although the Committee welcomes this level of increase; there is still a need for more clarity to further explain the circumstances leading to such selective additions especially with regard to equitable share that is supposed to support extension of free basic service to the indigents. On the other hand, the Committee need to ensure that additional allocations target critical needs such as indigents, repairs and maintenance of ageing infrastructure. In Eastern Cape, four municipalities received increased allocations- Sunday's River Valley Municipality received increased allocations from R25.7 million to R26.1 million, Nxuba Municipality increased allocations from R16.2 million to R16.3 million, Inxuba Yethemba Municipality received increased allocations from R32.8 million to R34.2 million, Senqu Municipality received increased allocations from R66.4 million to R66.8 million.