Improving the quality of public services remains a critical area of focus in the 2014 Budget as government aims to achieve better public service delivery outcomes within the current fiscal envelope. There are a number of initiatives underway and these include the completion of a number of spending reviews conducted jointly with the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, the strengthening of the control environment of government's financial system by the Office of the Accountant-General, the implementation of cost containment guidelines which were issued in January 2014 and the reduction in budgets for consultants, accommodation and venue hire.