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Parliament approves 2023 budget

  Parliament has approved the Budget Statement and Economic Policy for the 2023 fiscal year, after heated arguments from both sides of the House. This comes barely 24 hours after the Minority caucus expressed their displeasure with parts of the budget presented on November 24, 2022. Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu …

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We won’t approve 2023 budget if sector ministers don’t appear in Parliament – Minority

By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The Minority in Parliament has threatened not to support the approval of the 2023 budget if the sector ministers fail to appear before the House. According to them, the absence of the ministers means they do not take the work of Parliament seriously. The leader of the …

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Dr Kojo Asante calls out Akufo-Addo, NPP MPs for abandoning 2023 Budget to watch football in Qatar

  Energy Minister Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh and Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful in Qatar Photo source: instagram.com/hon_ursula_owusu Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Dr Kojo Pumpuni Asante, has slammed President Nana Akufo-Addo and other political elites from the Majority Caucus for abandoning government business to …

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How MPs were glued to their phones during 2023 budget presentation [Photos]

  Some Members of both Caucuses in Parliament last Thursday appeared to be sidetracked when the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, presented the 2023 budget. Images from Adomonline spotted some Members busy on their phones, while others were busily chatting among themselves. This comes after the Majority in Parliament declared their …

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Thank you for not boycotting my budget – Ofori-Atta to NPP, NDC MPs

  Thank you for not boycotting my budget – Ofori-Atta to NPP, NDC MP Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has expressed his appreciation to both sides of parliament for not boycotting his presentation of the 2023 budget.  In his preliminary comments to parliament before going ahead to …

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Kufuor Invites 98 NPP Mps For Talks Over Planned Boycott Of 2023 Budget

  By;brightwebtv Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has reportedly invited the 98 NPP MPs threatening to boycott the 2023 budget presentation should the current Finance Minister go ahead to read it in parliament. The meeting Starr News understands is for the former leader to resolve the standoff that has prevailed …

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BREAKING: Majority overturns rejection of 2022 budget

  By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Joseph Osei Owusu Acting Speaker of Parliament has overturned the rejection of the 2022 budget. A one-sided minority house of parliament on Friday, November 27, 2021, voted to reject the 2022 budget presented by the minister of finance after the majority side staged a walkout before voting on …

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Parliament rejects 2022 Budget after Majority walkout

By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah     The Minority side of the eighth parliament of the Fourth Republic has voted to reject the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government, which was presented by the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, on the floor of the House on Wednesday 17 November 2021. Before the rejection, …

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2021 budget is ‘siemi preko’ budget – Minority

  2021 budget is ‘siemi preko’ budget – Minority Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu Fri, 12 Mar 2021Source: rainbowradioonline.com The Minority in Parliament has described the 2021 budget which has been christened as Completion, Consolidation, and Continuation” as ‘Siemi Preko’ budget which literally means bury me now. He was responding to the …

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Finance Minister Not Mandated By Constitution To Present Budget Statement – Majority Leader Clarifies

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Hon Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu Minister for Parliamentary Affairs who doubles as the leader of government business, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu says it is only commonsensical that the Finance Minister delivers the budget statement in Parliament and not that he is mandated …

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