Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu Majority Leader has expressed his appreciation to the Minority Caucus for not being loud and disruptive in parliament during the passage of the e-levy after Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta moved the motion on Tuesday, 29 March 2022.
Mr. Bonsu told the media at a press conference following the passage of the 1.5 per cent levy by a certificate of urgency that even though the opposite side later staged a walkout, they did not obstruct the process.
“We should all be thankful to God Almighty, be thankful to our colleagues – the NPP Members of Parliament – and, I will say, to the extent that our colleagues NDC MPs were not raucous; they were in attendance and no such infractions came, I think we should also be thankful to them that we had a smooth conduct of business in the house and we are moving the agenda of national development forward”.
“No, it was not a surprise because you were here last Friday when the business statement came to be presented and the house was informed that bills may be presented and this e-levy is a bill that was presented”.
“And, don’t forget, this bill is not a new bill that is being introduced, it has been with us since December last year”, he pointed.
Asked when the bill will be presented to President Nana Akufo-Addo for his approval, the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs replied: “As soon as possible; as soon as practicable”.
However, Mr. Bonsu denied any quorum issue.
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