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December 14, 2017
Majority leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu in debasing the Minority’s arguments stated that the 2018 budget is based on policies and principles but not superficialities as touted by the NDC.
He chided the Minority for focusing on errors in the budget documents and also gave historical mistakes in previous budgets whiles urging for the need to focus on the substance of the issues raised in the budget.
He stated that it is the vision of President Akufo Addo to create ‘’an optimistic, self-confidence,
and prosperous nation through the creative exploitation of our human and natural resources, and operating within a democratic, open and fair society in which we should trust and economic opportunities exists for all’’
According to him the NDC In 2009 has as its slogan ‘’A Better Ghana Agenda’’ which resonate its subsequent budget which later on after seven years changed to ‘’Transforming Lives’’ seven years afterwards.
He stated that it is government’s objective by the budget to restore and sustain macro-economic stability.
It is expected to attain improved fiscal performance through enhanced revenue mobilization, strengthen the economy and ensure investor confidence in the economy.
According to the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, government in 2017 planted the seeds which have geminated,now,the2018 will put Ghana back to work.
He observed that Government’s agenda for job creation which is expected to engage 500, 000
farmers, 2160 graduates to be engaged, 3000 youth to be engaged by Cocobod, 1070 young people, 15,000 to reclaim lands, Nation Builders programs among others all expected to provides more Ghanaians with gainful employment.
He noted that the macro-economic indicators in just few months of theNPP Administration shows that the NPP are better managers of the economy.
He recounted that both former Presidents Rawlings and Kufour added 580, 3300 megawatts respectively to Ghana’s energy generation capacity. The Suame Member of Parliament also criticized the NDC government for leaving the economy in huge debts
By Christian Kpesese/ ghanamps.com