The MTBPS seeks to increase education funding from R191 billion to R232 billion over the next three years. In real terms, education spending will increase by 1.6 per cent over the next three years. There are severe backlogs in basic education and according to the PBC, the MTBPS should have laid the foundation to address these backlogs by ensuring that teacher colleges are re-opened and new ones are built. It should have ensured that resources are directed where they are needed most in schools. The PBC is of the view that the MTBPS should have addressed the demands of expanding the Further Education and Training sector through its resource allocations.