Steenhuisen says the budget is a good balance of compromise within the GNU [SOUND]

# The DA leader John Steenhuisen says with the budget now passed, the focus must shift decisively to service delivery, and the rapid implementation of critical reforms to unlock economic growth and create jobs. The party voted in favour of the Appropriation Bill, which was passed in Parliament on Wednesday. Steenhuisen says the DA played a critical role in shaping this budget, most notably, successfully blocking the ANC’s proposed two-percent value-added tax increase: