The Minister of Finance tabled the Medium-Term Budgetary Frameworks, MTBF, on the 30 October 2019, outlining the budget priorities of government for the medium term estimate. The 2019 MTBF was table in Parliament with the Adjustment Appropriation Bill [B16 - 2019] section 12(15)(a) of the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act 9 of 2009, as amended. It provides that after the National Assembly passes the Adjustment Appropriation Bill, which it did the day before yesterday, the Bill must then be referred to the NCOP and then be referred to the Select Committee on Appropriations. The NCOP referred the Bill to the committee for concurrent and consideration on the fourth, which was yesterday.