Yes, as you should well know, hon member, we have addressed your committee on many occasions, and have referred to the structure that exists. It comprises the National Treasury, other stakeholders, not least the SA Local Government Association and us. The aim is to review the model.
The Minister of Finance has gone on record as saying that the formula of the local government equitable share model needs to be reviewed. There is agreement on the National Treasury side that we should do this. In fact, that is what we are doing. We will be holding the Intergovernmental Fiscal Review Summit, which you have referred to, and the tentative date set for that is February 2012. Tentatively also there will be preparation for that summit in September this year. The relevant officials and other stakeholders will be brought together.
The aim is to look at the entire intergovernmental fiscal system. But clearly we have to look at the entire intergovernmental relations system too because you can't talk about funding without talking about the model that we are moving towards. So, some of the financial issues will not be resolved until the issues regarding the new model of local government are adequately addressed.