Closing out the seventh BizNews Conference BNC#7 in Hermanus, BizNews founder Alec Hogg sat down with the DA's finance spokesperson Mark Burke; Centre for Development and Enterprise CEO Ann Bernstein; political scientist Prince Mashele; and Magnus Heystek from Brenthurst Wealth. The panel unpacked Treasury's recently announced budget - which the DA has rejected - discussing the proposed VAT hike, wasteful government expenditure and what budget tensions between members of the GNU could mean for the future of the coalition as well South Africa.