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A political pressure group, Justice 4 Ghana has lauded Ghana’s Parliament for rejecting the 2022 Budget and Economic Policy.

For the group, the budget as presented by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday November 17, 2021 was nothing short of a document which sought to further worsen the plight of the suffering masses, with the imposition of more taxes.

“Parliament and in particular the minority worked in the interest of Mother Ghana and all Ghanaians at large” a statement from the pressure group noted.

“Your rejection of the 2022 Budget Statement is testament that the Ghanaian people can no longer endure the terrible state of the Ghanaian economy characterized by constant hikes in food prices, fuel prices, electricity prices, building materials and many other basic amenities, making life unbearable”.

The group also believes that the budget at its current form, will only benefit the rich and the ruling class as the poor and marginal in the society would have to pay more in taxes.

“One would have thought that, these would have compelled the government to outline policies that ameliorates our unsustainable debt levels, economic hardships, the high cost of living, fiscal indiscipline, economic growth in the productive sectors, unemployment, among others. This Budget and Economic Policy was going to offer nothing than to enrich the ruling class and make the ordinary Ghanaian poorer”.

Justice 4 Ghana has also expressed concerns over the President Nana Ado Dankwa Akufo Ado’s continued silence over the havoc being wrecked by the tidal waves on people of Keta and Ketu Municipalities, saying “one would have thought he was working behind the scenes to get the problem resolved”.

“The 2022 budget did not inspire any hope, and did not offer any solutions to our problems. Indeed, its implementation would have led to more horrendous hardship, high Unemployment, grave Debt-to-GDP declining investor and unmitigated cost of living”.

We call on both majority and minority in parliament to work together to alleviate the suffering of the people and also to put the country on the path of growth and prosperity to the benefit of all Ghanaians and hold the executive accountable, the statement said.

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