On November 29, 2022, Members of Parliament (MPs) will start debating the 2023 budget statement that Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta will submit.
Some elements of the budget, including the plan to reduce the 1.5% e-levy and the implementation of a 2.5% VAT, have already sparked public debate.
While mobile money users have questioned the reduction of the transaction barrier, businesses have rejected the new tax regime.
Alexander Afenyo Markin, the deputy majority leader, described the format of the debate, stating that it is anticipated that it will focus on finance, agriculture, trade, and industry on November 29, 2022, communications, energy, roads, works, housing, sanitation, and environment on Wednesday, and health, youth and sports, education, tourism, culture, and chieftaincy on December 1st.
The 2023 budget statement was delivered to Parliament on November 24, 2022, by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.