The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has said that parliament will take a hasty decision in approving the 2024 budget statement presented by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Wednesday, November 15, 2024.
The speaker said this during the post-budget budget reading in Parliament today, November 20, 2023.
According to him, the budget needs more attention than before because the 2024 budget is a more critical one than the previous budgets.
“It is our duty to strive to improve upon the welfare of the people we serve. Even though we see this as business as usual for Parliament, this time around, it’s more critical than before. This budget is a critical budget, and I want us to take time because leadership has discussed it with me, and we have enough time for you to deliberate on the budget. We are, therefore, expecting that you will not come and just make political statements or propaganda. Please listen to the voices of our people and do a critical analysis of the budget,” he said.
