2. The 2010 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement Basically, the 2010 MTBPS provides an account of current trends in the economy, the medium-term outlook, overview of macroeconomic and fiscal considerations, and a summary of government's spending plans for the period ahead. The MTBPS therefore sets out Government's spending plans for the next three fiscal years, based on certain macroeconomic assumptions. In doing so, there is usually a wide range of aspects to be taken into account. The 2010 MTBPS covered six broad themes, namely: economic assumptions, fiscal framework, spending priorities, division of revenue, changes to conditional grants and the mid-term report on spending. 3. Job Creation and Economic Growth