E-levy: ‘Thanks for allowing a smooth conduct of business’ – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu to Minority

Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has expressed his Caucus’ gratitude to the Minority Caucus for not being noisy and disruptive in parliament during the consideration of the e-levy after Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta moved the motion in that regard on the floor on Tuesday, 29 March 2022.

The Suame MP told journalists 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 disturb the process while on the floor.

“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”.

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Commenting on claims by the Minority side that the consideration of the levy was a surprise, Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu retorted: “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 argued.

On when the bill will be presented to President Nana Akufo-Addo for his assent, the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs said: “As soon as possible; as soon as practicable”.

Asked if there was a quorum for Tuesday’s business, Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu wondered: “Quorum; is there any issue about quorum?”

“I’m not sure that quorum was an issue. There was quorum”, he insisted.

Source: Classfmonline.com