Member of Parliament for the Bawku Central constituency, Mahama Ayariga, has stated the Minority opposes the new revenue bills currently before Parliament.
According to the lawmaker, the bill will not be passed. He further indicated that they have patched things up in their camp.
Mahama Ayariga indicated that, unlike the approval of the ministerial nominees, where a secret vote was cast. A headcount will be conducted to determine whether the new tax bills should be accepted or rejected. That will help in the rejection of the bills.
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Speaking on Eyewitness News on Citi FM, Mr Ayariga disclosed that it is going to be a voice vote where if you are not satisfied, we call for a division and then there will be a headcount and the matter will be determined. I am very confident that all our members will be in the House and vote in line with our position to vote against the bill.
You will stand and be counted and everybody including your constituents will be watching and so if you don’t go with your constituents, they will see and measure you accordingly. Mr Mahama Ayariga stated.
Mahama Ayariga stressed that the Minority would have been considerate if the government was making efforts at cutting down on its expenditure but so long as it is “only interested in asking Ghanaians to pay more taxes and not cutting down on the consumption of the taxes,” it will not allow such burden on Ghanaians.
Government is under pressure to have three new revenue bills passed by Parliament as it seeks to rake in GH¢4 billion per year to shore up revenue to fix the ailing economy and secure a Board approval for a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The bills which include the Excise Tax Stamp and Excise Duty amendment bills, Income Tax amendment bill and Growth and Sustainability levy bill are already being rejected by some business groups. Before you go, kindly Follow Us on all social media platforms for more exclusive news updates.
