The MTBPS provides an overview of government's key spending areas as the setting for detailed sectoral policies and departmental programmes that will accompany the 2013 budget. The Committee, in order to deepen democracy, good governance and promote public participation during the budget process, public comments were invited. To give effect to this process a number of stakeholders were identified, namely, . Public Service Commission (PSC); . Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC); and . Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC).