# The ANC says it will continue building consensus within the government of national unity to secure a progressive and transformative fiscal path. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the reversal of the proposed VAT hike is not a legal victory for the DA and EFF, but a democratic resolution reached through consultation and political maturity. Mbalula added the decision reflects the Freedom Charter and that governance must follow the will of the people, not courts or media pressure:
Fikile Mbalula says no legal victory, only democratic resolution on VAT reversal [SOUND]
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