The Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act aims to provide for a procedure to amend money Bills before Parliament, such as the Division of Revenue Bill, Appropriations Bill, Adjustments Appropriation Bill and the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill. The Bill was put into context with regard to Parliament's oversight functions, its budgetary review and recommendations reports (BRRR) as well as its reports on the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). The Act encourages synergies between the committees by requiring that when the Committees on Appropriations consider the Division of Revenue Bill, the participation of the chairs of other committees is expected. Similarly, when the Appropriation Bill and Adjustment Appropriation Bill come before the Committees on Appropriations, there must be a consultation process with other committees. During the period under review, and in compliance with the above-mentioned legislation, the Portfolio Committee recommended the following in response to the most important challenges in the water and environmental sectors: