sentences:  Furthermore, the policy of free basic water leads to deficits in the supply of these services.Municipalities cover these deficits in large part through the "equitable share" transfers from national government.According to the 2008 Infrastructure Barometer published by DBSA and based on figures provided by the National Treasury, total municipal investments in water supply and sanitation in 2007 were 13.4 billion Rand (USD 1.9 billion at the 2007 exchange rate), broken down as follows