There will be no request for a supplementary budget by Ofori Atta – Deputy Majority Whip

The Second Deputy Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Tolon, Habib Iddrisu has disclosed that the Minister for Finance will not be presenting a supplementary budget to Parliament as has been the norm for some time now.

He told Johnnie Hughes on 3FM Sunrise that the minister is coming to parliament to make a statement to update the house on how far things have been since the last time he appeared before the house to present the budget.

The Minister for Finance was expected to present the mid-year budget review for 2023 on Tuesday 25 July but it has been postponed to Thursday 27 July.

However, this year’s mid-year review is expected to be a statement instead of a half year budget. Hence, Mr. Ken Ofori Atta will not enter under a motion which means MPs can make contributions to the statement but will not debate it per the Standing Orders 70 & 72 of the Parliament of Ghana.

“The minister will not come under a motion. It means that the minister will not be moving a motion that has to be seconded and debated for the approval of the house” he stated.

The Second Deputy Majority Chief Whip explained further that in this instance, it means that the minister is not coming with a supplementary budget.

“Mind you; last year November when we approved the 2023 budget we had appropriated an amount of GHS 228 billion for the finance minister to spend for the year ending 2023, so if the minister has not been able to finish and is not asking for more that what was appropriated, then he doesn’t need to bring a supplementary budget or estimate for us to be able to look at it” the MP iterated.

By Samuel Afriyie Owusu|3news.com|Ghana

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