Previously, PALAMA and the PSC had separate budget votes from the Department of Public Service and Administration. The current amalgamation of the three votes into one vote does pose a challenge of accountability, in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, No.1 of 1999, of the three accounting officers affected. PALAMA and the PSC's Director-Generals (DGs) were previously the accounting authorities for the separate budget votes. With the new funding arrangement however, questions arise as to whether the DGs for PALAMA and the PSC are still accounting authorities, in terms of the PFMA, and whether they now have to report to the DG of the Department of Public Service and Administration, given that funds are transferred out of Budget vote 11 for their respective entities.