Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has served notice that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not compromise the use of the country’s oil revenue in funding some key policies of the government which have been outlined in the 2017 Budget.
The government has indicated in the 2017 Budget Statement that it intends spending the part of the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) on its major flagship policy – free SHS as well as the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) with the sole aim of alleviating poverty from the country.
However, the Minority Leader contributing to the debate on the budget on the floor of the House, Wednesday, March 15, 2017, said his side does not support and will never support the government in funding the free SHS with proceeds from the country’s oil find.
“Mr. Speaker, we will not accept the use of our oil money for consumption,” he noted.
Commenting further, the Minority Leader also raised serious issues about the government’s intention to abolishing duty on the importation of spare parts, insisting that such move must be regulated.
“We on this side will demand that it is regulated because even new vehicles can be cannibalized to become spare parts and therefore it must be regulated. We put levies on imports to discourage it but you are rather encouraging imports and how can you help improve on balance of payment when you adopt this attitude? he quizzed.
Hon. Iddrisu also slammed the NPP government for presenting a budget which he says was weak on infrastructure.
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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The oil is for Ghanaians and being used to serve or benefit Ghanaians, what is the problem about when it was discovered by Kuffuor's NPP. Where is the problem? its their government in power they can use in any way they will benefit Ghanaians not buying houses in Dubai and hotels.
Mass Haruna don't worry Wai, the oil money will be used to build another vice presidents house for you to go and live in Wai. The rest will be kept for your chop chop.
What is Haruna saying? Is oil money your money? Whose tenue was the oil discovered? Not under NPP? Is the oil not for Ghanaians? Ghanaians will benefit fully when oil money is spent on free high school. You want it to be there for you to keep stealing. Shame
Ekow were your people not steaaaaaaling the oil money. We will use it. What didn't your corrupt administration do. Gyimigyimi. Learn sense wai
With 110 ministerial appointments, where do you expect them to get money to pay them? Taxation won't be enough. When they went about yelling; one district one factory, one constituency one $1,000,000, one village one dam, free SHS, DKM monies back, teacher trainee's monies back, nurses trainee monies back, where, the heck, were they going to get money to do all these? Their eyes were riveted on the oil like Judas eyes on a collection basket.You be there my brother. Competence at its best!!!