The PoEC reported that, through the Municipal Finance Unit, it intends to facilitate the payment of rates and taxes for the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 financial years through preparing invoices for payment; assisting municipalities in the preparation of invoices and supporting valuation certificates where municipalities were experiencing difficulty with resources; clearing outstanding reconciling items between the PoEC and the municipality concerned; and to establish the substantiated value of the amounts outstanding prior to the 1 July 2008. The PoEC added that supporting documentation for the value of the amount outstanding that relates to this period shall be obtained, verified and reconciled and that the PoEC was firm that where the amounts are unsubstantiated, agreement for write offs must be reached. Furthermore, the PoEC reported that it was intending to establish a new verified provincial immovable assets baseline for municipalities to charge rates and taxes.