Information reaching Rainbowradioonline.com indicates that the Finance Committee of Parliament has proposed a regime that would make the government buy parliamentarians vehicles just like Article 71 Officeholders.
Per the details we have gathered, the proposal is to take effect in the 9th Parliament.
This is because the 8th Parliament cannot implement it because of the $28 million car loan.
Although the loan is yet to be approved, MPs are being deducted.
The MPs are also demanding car maintenance just like judges, Ministers and other Article 71 Officeholders.
Article 71 has been used to settle the emoluments of Ministers, Members of the Council of State, Commissioners of the Electoral Commission (EC), National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Judges, Members of Parliament, among others since 1992.
The law specifies how Article 71 Officeholders should all carry out their work and their entitlement after service some of which include buying cars for them to facilitate their movement.
However, MPs use their own money to buy cars for their official use.
But the new proposal our sources say if approved would allow MPs to enjoy the benefits as all other Officeholders, get car maintenance, drivers and others.
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta last week laid before Parliament a car loan purchase agreement totalling $28 million for MPs. Each of the 275 MPs is expected to receive an amount of US$100,000 for the purchase of a vehicle for official use.
The Speaker of the House has since referred the agreement, to the Finance Committee for consideration.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com