The Commission was particularly concerned about the unanticipated wage bill. It suggested that there should be a deliberate attempt to synchronise the centralized bargaining process of the public sector with the budget process to reduce undue burden to sub-nationals by decisions over which they have no direct control. The high wage bill led to immense pressure on provincial budgets. Of the R39 billion added to the provincial fiscus, R32.7 billion is transferred in the form of equitable share while R7.1 billion is transferred in the form of conditional grants over the MTEF. The Commission highlighted the need to identify which conditional grants were impacted by the increase.