The MTBPS proposes a number of reforms in the conditional grant frameworks with a view to improve conditional grant spending in the provincial and local spheres of government. The MTBPS calls for a performance linked and demand driven conditional framework for provinces. The FFC supports the reform in principle but calls for caution in its implementation as it may entrench inter-provincial inequities. The other main concerns with the conditional framework were the continual proliferation of grants, shortcomings of national departments in administering grant frameworks and the need to make transferring officers more accountable for grant performance.