3.1.12 COGTA reported that Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) amounting to R28 million that was initially allocated to ELM was taken back by National Treasury last year because ELM failed to spend this grant. Failure to spend this grant was due to late implementation of MIG programmes by ELM. However, after MIG grant was taken back, discussions took place with an aim of assisting ELM in spending their grant. COGTA reported that, after this intervention, ELM is amongst the top municipalities that are spending their MIG well. In other words, interventions helped improve spending on MIG. This is good example to be followed by other municipalities.