The Department highlighted the following recommendations: . That consumer protection issues be elevated to MINMEC level to ensure that they get the necessary attention that it deserves. . That DFIs must involve the provinces in their strategic plans . That Industrial plans should also be focused inland . That lobbying should be taking place for the decentralisation of budgets to provinces for incentive administration or to allow provinces to be represented in the incentive adjudication committees. . That linkage with the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) in terms of the processing of export/import permits.