# DA Finance spokesperson Mark Burke says Trade, Industry and Competition minister Parks Tau has only hours to clinch a US trade deal before 30-percent tariffs kick in. Burke accuses Tau of proposing taxpayer-funded incentives instead of securing vital agreements, risking further debt and taxes. With 40-billion-rand already lost in customs subsidies last year, Burke says Treasury cannot afford to bankroll ANC foreign policy failures. He has opposed any bailout if negotiations collapse.
DA concerned as Tau under pressure to secure US trade deal before tariffs hit