A healthy dose of reality is what the DA’s deputy minister of finance Ashor Sarupen received after joining the National Treasury over four months ago. 

“In opposition, you think that there’s a magic lever you pull to get things done... you don’t appreciate the complexities of government... I have been given a splash of cold water on the face,” Sarupen told Business Day in the aftermath of the budget. ..

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