Whilst the Portfolio Committee appreciated the effected changes to the Department's revised Strategic Plan, the Portfolio Committee, in undertaking an analysis on the revised performance indicators and targets, argued that these are still narrowly conceptualised within the compliance framework determined by the PFMA and Treasury Regulations. The Portfolio Committee noted further that while the PFMA and various regulations (issued in terms of this Act) requires some degree of integration of strategic and operational plans with budgets, little is said on how this should be done in practice. Whilst this may create short-term uncertainty and lack of prescription, the Portfolio Committee argued, this also creates a long-term opportunity for unleashing the Department's creativity in crafting indicators and targets, which speak to its own individual operating context.