Tag Archives: 2022 budget

The Special Budget Committee of Parliament will not consider budget estimates for the Electoral Commission until the Chairperson of the commission appears before it. This is according to a member of the committee and Deputy Minority Chief Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim. The consideration of the budget estimates for the Ministry of …

The Senior Presidential Advisor, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, says the 2022 Budget is one of the best Ghana has ever produced because of its focus on youth entrepreneurship and employable skills development. He cited the infusion of the Electronic levy (E-levy) in the proposed budget towards funding entrepreneurship programmes as one …

Parliament has adopted modifications to the 2022 budget statement and economic policy presented by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, despite opposition from the Minority in relation to the 1.75 percent e-Levy. The Minister in a letter to Parliament made some revisions such as the GHS 10 million allocated for feasibility studies …

The move is subject to concessions, fine-tuning at committee levels Ken Ofori-Atta assured lawmakers of addressing concerns Parliament has approved the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of government subject to concessions and fine-tuning at committee levels of the House. The decision was which announced by First Deputy Speaker, Joseph …

Parliament has voted to approve government’s 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy. This comes after the Second Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu sitting in for Alban Bagbin supervised an election to overturn the rejection of the budget by the house last Friday. A one-sided minority house of parliament on Friday, November 26, 2021, voted …

Parliament rejects 2022 budget Government to use emergency fund if budget is not approved Government business grinds to a halt if emergency fund usage is not approved Following the rejection of the 2022 budget and Economic policy on Friday, November 26, questions on how government is going to fund its …

Parliament rejects 2022 budget Majority MPs walked out of parliament Asiedu Nketia appears in parliament When, on Friday, November 26, 2021, this current 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic made history by rejecting the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy as presented to the House by the Minister of Finance, …

Parliament has rejected a motion that sought the approval of the 2022 Budget as presented by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. All 137 Minority Members of Parliament voted against the motion when the question was put by Speaker Alban Bagbin. The Majority had earlier walked out of the house after a disagreement with the …

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta in his 2022 Budget presentation spoke about a new tax government was proposing, the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). The levy has dominated discussions in and out of Parliament with proponents stressing its importance to broadening the tax net while opponents have lamented its negative impact on …

The Minister of Education Dr Osei Yaw Adutwum has touted the  2022 budget as one of the best financial policy for Ghana’s educational sector in recent years describing it as a game changer for education transformation budget.   According to Dr Osei Yaw Adutwum who is also the MP for Bosomtwe …