The Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has directed the Minister of Finance, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, to reappear before the House with the amended budget statement ofr 2022.
Per the directive, the review, must include modifications and concessions proposed by the Minister.
According to him, the Minister needed to come to Parliament “with those modifications, concessions or amendments specifically captured in the documents to make them known” so the House could officially accept them.
He declared that it was important to find a “path that is faithful to law, respects our rules and processes and ensures the governance of the country does not grind to a halt.”
“Those modifications, amendments and concessions will then be adopted by the House and the revised documents in the estimates will stand committed to the various committees of Parliament,” Mr. Bagbin added.
To the committees that have already started consisting the budget estimates, he asked them to “reconcile the revised estimates with what they have hitherto considered and submit a report for the consideration of the House.”
His reason was that the government has hinted of plans to allocate GH¢10 million for feasibility studies for the Blekusu sea defence project.
“That GH¢10 million will definitely be taken from another item that has been captured in what has been presented,” he noted.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
