Chairperson, on 30 October 2019 the Minister of Finance tabled the Medium Term Budget Policy Framework, MTBPF, outlining the budget priorities of government for the medium term estimates. In terms of section 6(10) of the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act 9 of 2009, committees on appropriations are required to consider and report on the proposed division of revenue and conditional grant allocated to provincial and local government as contained in the MTBPF every year.