As outlined in the 2013 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement, the allocation of resources over the next three years will be informed by government's strategic priorities as guided by the National Development Plan (NDP). Some of the critical actions identified by the NDP which are funded and supported by the 2014 budget include the development of active partnerships between government, business, labour and civil society; strengthening the social wage through initiatives such as the Community works Programmes, expanding transport networks and supporting rural employment programmes, professionalising the public service through ongoing expenditure reviews and capacity building initiatives, improving educational outcomes through multi-stakeholder partnerships in the education value chain, phasing in the National Health Insurance, increasing public sector infrastructure investment and rolling out a number of interventions aimed at creating sustainable human settlements.