News:
July 16, 2018
Minister of Finance Ken Ofori Atta would be on the floor of the House this Thursday the 19th of July 2018 to present the mid-year fiscal review for this year.
He is expected to move motion for the adoption of the Mid-Year-Fiscal review of the budget statement and economic policy of the Government of Ghana for financial year 2018.
This is backed by Article 179 (8) of the 1992 constitution, “where, in the respect of a financial year, it is found out that the amount of moneys appropriated by the Appropriation Act for any purpose is insufficient or that a need has arisen for expenditure for a purpose for which no sums of moneys has been appropriated by the Act, a supplementary estimate showing the sum of money required, shall be laid before Parliament for its approval”.
Member of Parliament for Adaklu Kwame Agbodza two weeks ago when the Business statement was presented on the floor of the House drew attention of the leadership of the House to the fact that the House would be going on recess this month and wanted to know when the mid-year-review would be presented.
Meanwhile the Minority MPs have had cause to complain that the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has not been coming to the floor of the House to do business in the House two weeks ago, but Deputy Majority Leader, Sarah Adwoa Safo pointed out to them that he was busy working on the mid-year review hence he had to send his Deputy Ministers to lay the paper.
By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com