News:
March 12, 2021
Ranking Member on the Finance Committee Cassiel Ato Baah Forson has urged Leadership of the Business Committee to take a second look at the time allotted for debate on the floor of the House.
According to him the Seconder and Ranking member of Finance should be given thirty minutes for the budget debate which commence next week Tuesday, whiles twenty minutes be given to chairs of committees and their ranking members in other that they would do justice to the budget.
And further noted that if the budget estimates would come before the House next week Thursday, it means the House has only two weeks to look at the budget whereby in the past four weeks was allotted and wanted explanation to the change.
Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu share same views and wanted the Speaker to direct the Finance Ministry to make the budget estimate available by next week Wednesday because it is the budget estimate that delays the budget consideration.
In his response Alexander Kwamena Afenyo Markin noted that the point raised would be discussed by the Business Committee and the time would be varied appropriately.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com