President Akufo-Addo has told parliament on Wednesday, 30 March 2022 that “despite the protracted and sometimes acrimonious nature of proceedings, I am happy that the House has, finally, found it possible to pass the E-levy Bill”.
Delivering his 2022 State of the Nation Address, he stated, “I believe the levy is going to make a significant contribution to revenue mobilisation and the management of the national economy, and I want to thank Members of the House for making this possible”, the President said.
A one-sided House passed the levy on Tuesday, 29 March 2022 after the Minority Caucus staged a walkout after the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken OforI-Atta moved a motion for the consideration of the bill.
Mr Akufo-Addo, in his address, appealed to the House to support his government in running the country and getting Ghana out of the current economic crisis.
“The road to recovery will be hard and long, Mr. Speaker, but we have started on a good footing by accepting that we are in a difficult place, and are taking the difficult decisions that will get us out”, he conceded, adding: “If anyone ever had any doubts about the need to be self-reliant, the point has now been forcibly drilled home to us”.
“The pursuit of the Ghana Beyond Aid agenda is even more compelling now”, Mr Akufo-Addo added.
He said: “I have no doubts whatsoever that we have it in us to build the Ghana of our dreams. I saw the spirit of togetherness and the willingness to help each other when COVID struck. We looked out for each other”.
“I saw the sense of enterprise and innovation of the Ghanaian. I saw our manufacturers quickly adapt their plants to produce sanitisers and our tailors equally quickly displayed the innovation they had always been known for, by turning face masks into fashion items”.
“Let us, more than ever, hold our heads up high, and face the future with courage, hope and assurance”.
“Let us recall our age-old Ghanaian values of hard work, enterprise, solidarity, dignity and hospitality. Look around you, believe in Ghana, and be inspired by Ghana. We will bounce back together. The Battle is the Lord’s!!”
Source: Classfmonline.com
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