IFP has met with the ANC to discuss the current budget impasse [SOUND]

# An IFP delegation led by president Velenkosini Hlabisa met with the ANC on Thursday to discuss critical national matters, particularly the ongoing budget impasse within the government of national unity. The ANC has been negotiating with parties within and outside the coalition government to resolve the budget impasse. The IFP’s national spokesperson, Mkhuleko Hlengwa, says they emphasised that the budget is fundamentally pro-poor, and robust social safety nets to protect vulnerable families must be incorporated: