[ 2017-02-24 ]

Parliamentarians have been banned from displaying placards in Parliament

Parliament bans placards on budget day
The Leadership of Ghana’s Parliament has banned
the use of placards by members during the budget
presentation on Thursday March 2, 2017.

In a proposal on the floor of Parliament Friday,
Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary
Affairs Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu argued that the
development as has been in the past casts the
image of the legislature in a bad light.

The Member of Parliament for Suame also
reprimanded the minority for their behavior during
the president’s state of the nation address on
Tuesday.

Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu in supporting the
proposal called on the majority to conduct
themselves well in future given that, that side of
the House started singing during the address by
the President.

This is not the first time MPs have been warned to
desist from showing placards on the floor.

In November 2013, the then Speaker of Parliament,
Edward Doe Adjaho stated that it is
un-parliamentary for members to display placards
in the House, accusing each other of acts of
alleged wrongdoings.

Meanwhile, several tax cuts are expected to be
announced by the Finance Minister when he reads
the first budget of the Akufo-Addo government next
week Thursday.

Government intends to reduce or in some cases,
completely remove some taxes as part of a proposed
tax reform.

For instance, government is looking at reducing
corporate income tax from 25 to 20 percent and
abolishing the 17.5 percent tax on financial
services.

Source - Starrfmonline.com

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