The budget framework provides for growth in funding for transport, energy and communication from R83.5 billion in 2012/13 to R105.1 billion in the 2015/16 financial year. Government recognises that investment in infrastructure is central to improving competitiveness, modernising the economy and enhancing the growth potential of the economy. The 2013/14 budget will focus on national public transport, national road upgrades, provincial road maintenance, electrification upgrades and information communications technology (ICT) investment. Expenditure on rail services is projected to grow an average annual rate of 19.7 percent in the medium term. Funding will be allocated for upgrades to municipal electricity distribution. Additional allocations will be set aside for digital television broadcasting and a new broadband strategy once approved by Cabinet.