Mahama Ayariga, Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, says the Minority opposes the new revenue bills currently before Parliament.
He stated that when the time comes, the Minority will vote against the bill.
Mr. Ayariga stated that, unlike the approval of ministerial nominees, which was done in secret, a headcount will be done to determine whether the new tax bills should be accepted or rejected, which will aid in the rejection of the bills.
Mr. Ayariga stated on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News that “it will be a voice vote, and if you are not satisfied, we will call for a division, and then there will be a headcount, and the matter will be determined, and I am very confident that all of our members will be in the House and vote in line with our position to vote against the bill.”
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“You will be counted, and everyone, including your constituents, will be watching, so if you don’t go with your constituents, they will see and measure you accordingly,” he added.
Mr. Ayariga stressed that the Minority would have been considerate if the government was making efforts at cutting down on its expenditure but so long as it is “only interested in asking Ghanaians to pay more taxes and not cutting down on the consumption of the taxes,” it will not allow such burden on Ghanaians.
Government is under pressure to have three new revenue bills passed by Parliament as it seeks to rake in GH¢4 billion per year to shore up revenue to fix the ailing economy and secure a Board approval for a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The bills which include the Excise Tax Stamp and Excise Duty amendment bills, Income Tax amendment bill and Growth and Sustainability levy bill are already being rejected by some business groups.
