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  Parliament has cut ¢17 million from the original allocation made to the Office of Government Machinery for 2023. This was after the House agreed on Thursday that some of the expenditure items were superfluous and unnecessary. The nearly ¢1.5 billion allocations was reduced after ¢15.5 million earmarked for the …

  The Trades and Industry Committee of Parliament has put on hold the approval of GH₵80 million allocated for the construction of the National Cathedral. The allocation, which was made to the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), has failed to receive endorsement by the Committee because members want more answers from …

  With only eight sitting days before the Christmas break, Parliament on Friday agreed to sit on Monday and to have extended sittings to transact business related to the Appropriations Bill. An appropriation, also known as supply bill or spending bill, is a proposed law that authorises the expenditure of …

  Parliament had been debating the motion for vote of censure against Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday (8 December  Alban Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament The motion of vote of censure against the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has failed in Parliament. A secret vote by Members of Parliament made up of …

  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 …

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 …

  The deputy ranking member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Clement Apaak says the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta lied to parliament on the cost of the Free Senior High School (FSHS) program. In a statement dated November 8, 2022, the lawmaker said while reporting on the cost of …

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Iraq protest / Credit: GETTY IMAGES Hundreds of protesters have breached a high-security zone in Baghdad and broken into Iraq’s parliament building. The supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr oppose the nomination of a rival candidate for prime minister. Mr Sadr’s political alliance won the most seats …

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare Parliament has approved a $750 million loan requested by the Finance Ministry. This was after the Chairman of the Finance Committee, Kwaku Kwarteng laid the motion for approval. According to him, the loan will help the government raise the needed funds to complete the infrastructural projects in …

  brightwebtv Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has confirmed that the country lost about GH¢27 billion to tax exemptions granted some businesses between 2008 and 2020. The amount translates to about GH¢2.2 billion surrendered in tax waivers each year for the 12-year period. Addressing …