The Akufo-Addo-led government has disappointed a lot of Ghanaians especially contractors with the kind of budget it has put out for the fiscal year, Ras Mubarak, Member of Parliament for Kunbungu, has said.
According to him, the NPP during the electioneering last year, promised that they were going to pay all arrears for the contractors within their first one hundred days in office, however, there was no mention of the payment in the budget statement presented to parliament by Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, on Thursday, 2 March.
Speaking to the media few hours after the finance minister had finished reading the budget statement, Mr Mubarak said: “I wouldn’t say it is an entirely good budget because there are still a lot of question marks on the many taxes, the many reliefs that they have indicated they would give to the people of Ghana and the question is when?
“We were looking forward to a 20 per cent reduction in corporate tax, clearly that hasn't been done, this is contrary to election promises that they gave to the good people of Ghana.
We were hoping that on income tax something that affects majority of Ghanaians, we will have some reductions in come tax as well, that has not been indicated in the budget statement. We were hoping to hear something on the payment of contractors across the country because in the electioneering campaign they did indicate that within the first one hundred days of their administration they would ensure that all contractors are paid outstanding arrears but we haven’t been given an indication on that one as well.”
Source: classfmonline.com
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Aba booshit so nyi...Ras whatever. How many hour did you spend to study the Budget.
After making so much noise like primary school children, what exactly did u hear to com up with such a conclusion?
How much was left for the payment of arrears. People like this will get vote to enter parliament only in the North. Why did you run away from Accra to contest at the North? You men of low interligences remain calm and observe good governance.
Yaaa hy3 ne se kankai bi, u sef u be paliamentarian.
When E.T. Mensah said the true picture of the President's SONA. NDC lambasted him for saying the TRUTH. Likewise NDC will say about this current Budget. The Government has brought a BIG RELIEVE TO ALL GHANAIANS (including my family in the hinterland). NDC through SHAMEFUL will by-all-means criticize the Budget. If they had won the Election will they reduce even 1% on anything in Ghana? They would have added more to it so that we continue SUFFER. Ghanaians will start FEELING the relieve from April going.
great comment Alex...the guy is nor serious he thinks about only him nd him alone ....selfless people like that,,, mmmmtwwweee
Such elves. This boy has a warped impression of himself. He is such an !!!!!! Give us a break
NDC is not a serious party. How do you elect this guy to parliament?
This man wants his kickbacks from contractors. Than is all
Economic experts have spent weeks preparing this budget which you have not even studied, and you think all that work is rubbish. Go home sit down and read the statement and it will inform your future discussions on the budget. I am not sure if you will even understand after reading.