National Treasury is established in terms of Section 216 of the Constitution, 1996 and Section 5 of the Public Finance Management Act (No. 1 of 1999). Among its responsibilities, National Treasury is required to enforce compliance with good financial management principles and monitor the implementation of budgets. The department's mandate is executed through programmes that largely play a facilitation and coordination role of the budget. To ensure effective delivery on its mandate, the department is allocated a budget as per programme and economic classifications that supports the identified priorities of the department.