Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the head of the opposition in parliament, has said that the administration refuses to use budgetary restraint while dealing with issues that are seriously affecting the nation.
The mid-year budget review will be presented to parliament by finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta on July 25, 2023. According to Ato Forson, the minority would fight any attempt by the government to enact new taxes.
According to him, there is “massive room” for expenditure cuts instead of the introduction of new tax measures.
“I won’t be surprised if the government introduces new measures because if you read the MEFP, the IMF is asking for additional measures of about 1% of GDP and I don’t know where that is going to come from.
“If I look carefully, there is a massive room for expenditure cuts, but the government obviously is indiscipline, and they don’t seem to care,” he said.
Dr. Ato Forson continued, “They want to live large on the back of the people of Ghana. So, they need to cut that kind of expenditure and if I am the one in charge or responsible, I would rather go for a cut in expenditure as against a tax measure or an increase in taxation.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
