The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) in its submission welcomed the 2013 Division of Revenue Bill and was in general agreement with the main budget framework. The Commission stated that it supports the introduction of the new local government equitable share formula and reforms in conditional grant frameworks. In particular, the FFC supports the consolidation of conditional grants in a manner that allows flexibility as per the new Health Facility Revitalisation Grant. There was a need to increase the level of capacity support in poorer municipalities as these are set to benefit from the revised local government equitable share through rising allocations.