The Minister of Finance tabled the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on 25 October 2012 as required by section 6 (1) of the Money Bill Amendment Procedures and Related Matters Act, No. 9 of 2009 (the Act), outlining the budget priorities of government for the medium term. The MTBPS was tabled together with the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [B33 - 2012] and the Adjustments Appropriation Bill [B32 - 2012] in Parliament. Part of the MTBPS was referred to the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations for consideration and report. This was done in accordance with their respective mandates as outlined in the Act. Among its responsibilities, as per Section 6 (8), in respect of the MTBPS, the Committee was required to consider and report on the following issues: