Mbalula says engagements on the budget impasse are going well [SOUND]

# ANC secretary general, Fikile Mbalula, says engagements around the budget impasse have been constructive, and they are optimistic that these will produce the desired outcomes. The party has been engaging with parties including ActionSA and Build One South Africa. The budget fiscal framework was adopted in Parliament last week, but parties still want the 0.5-percent value-added tax scrapped. Briefing the media in Sandton on Thursday, Mbalula said they intend to conclude the discussions next week: