ANC says budget consensus reached through maturity and dialogue [SOUND]

# The ANC says the reversal of the VAT increase marks a victory for Parliament and South Africans. The ANC, IFP, ActionSA, PAC, Rise Mzansi, BOSA, UDM, GOOD Party, Al-Jamah, and Patriotic Alliance held a briefing following the decision to reverse the VAT hike. ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri commended Finance minister Enoch Godongwana and Treasury for respecting Parliamentary processes, and thanked all parties, including those outside the government of national unity, for helping resolve the budget impasse: