The current running costs of the PSCBC exceeded its income received from public servants' levies. Legislators of South Africa as a sector, being classified as performing essential services, required the attention of the PSCBC. It was also concluded that the streamlining of the Public Service wage negotiations would also require the attention of the PSCBC, as the costs of strikes had devastating effects on the economy of South Africa. 2. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION