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Parliament will convene later today, Monday, December 20 to consider the revenue mobilisation measures central to the operation of the 2022 budget. Key among the measures is the introduction of the 1.75% Electronic Transfer Levy also known as E-Levy. The house on Friday, December 17, 2021, passed the Appropriations Bill …

Government to charge 1.75% on momo transactions from GH¢100 Minority opposes E-levy Parliament to debate E-levy bill on December 20 The Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, has given an insight into the amount of money earned by office cleaners at Parliament as monthly salary. Murtala Mohammed who was drawing an analogy …

The Ghana Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations Network (GPMON) has observed with grave concern the current disturbances within the Parliament of Ghana in the past few weeks. The contentions and disturbing incidents concern the Motion to approve the Budget and Economic Policy of Government for the year 2022, the interpretation of Article …

‘Country is hot, our girlfriends are moving to Togo’, is one of the inscriptions that highlighted the demonstration staged by the Justice 4 Ghana group on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Dubbed the ‘Yentumi Ahokyere’ demonstration, the group hit the streets today in their numbers to march to parliament to make …

Ernest Norgbey has apologised for his action He said, he takes full responsibility for his actions He apologised on Joy FM Ernest Norgbey, MP, Ashaiman, has regretted his actions of seizing the chair of the Speaker of Parliament when chaos erupted in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. He …

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 Majority and Minority Caucus of Ghana’s eight parliament will today December 7, 2021 resume sitting to deliberate over the contention of the 2022 budget statement. The House was on Thursday December 2, 2021 rendered empty after a showdown, amid heated debate and confusion over the approval of the 2022 …

Parliament was empty 2022 budget approved under controversial circumstances Minority moved to overturn budget approval Parliament has suspended sitting to Tuesday, December 7, 2021. This was to allow for the Members of Parliament to travel to their respective constituencies ahead of Friday, December 3, 2021’s Farmers’ Day celebrations across the …

Minority and Majority in near fisticuffs 2022 budget approved under controversial circumstances Joseph Osei-Owusu is acting Speaker of Parliament The Chamber of Parliament is still empty over two and a half hours after the advertised time for today’s proceedings. This follows the postponement of sitting from yesterday’s chaotic proceedings that was …

The Parliament of Ghana has erupted into chaos with minority and majority members shoving and pushing each other. The heated confrontation between the two sides erupted after the Second Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei Owusu ruled to reject a motion by the minority side. The minority had moved for a vote …