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Razak Kojo Opoku Writes: Majority Leader is over 1 million% right
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I am in full support of the statement from our Majority Leader in Parliament.
As a Party, we cannot continue presenting Akan Presidential Candidates all the time since the formation of the Tradition. It is not good for the overall image and brand of the Party.
We need to take pragmatic steps to diversify our choice of Flagbearer in order to enhance our Parliamentary performance in all 16 Regions.
Our inability to win Parliamentary Seats in Oti, and sometimes struggles to win Parliamentary Seats in the Volta, Upper East, Northern, Upper West, and the Non-Akan areas are all due to the Akanfour Perception Tag hanging around our neck for the last 74years.
Majority leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu (left), Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu (right)
Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu says recent conducts by the Minority in the 8th Parliament indicate that some NDC legislators are not informed on some Parliamentary practices.
His concerns stem from various opposition the incumbent government has encountered during the approval of some ministers-designate appointed by President Akufo-Addo, the debate on the 2021 budget statement, and the passage of the Appropriation Bill.
Speaking on JoyNews’ The Probe, the Suame MP told Emefa Apawu that although he seeks to work with the Minority due to the numbers of each Caucus in the House, their actions appear to be that of an “obstructionist opposition party.”
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As part of revenue measures to help recover Ghana s economy, the government has announced a one per cent increment (1%) in the National Health Insurance Levy (NHIL). This is to say that the hitherto 2.5% NHIL charge on goods and services has increased to 3.5%.
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Majority Leader in Parliament disclosed this during the presentation of the 2021 budget statement in Parliament on Friday, March 12, 2021.
In addition to the slight increment in NHIL, the government has introduced new levies namely; Sanitation and Pollution levy, the Energy sector recovery levy, the financial sector clean-up levy and the Covid-19 health levy.
According to the Parliamentary Affairs Minister who read the 2021 budget statement on behalf of the Finance Minister Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta, these newly introduced levies are intended to be used in the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines, the establishment of 14 medical waste treatment facilities and also to assist in the construction