The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has stopped the use of hotels for the post-budget workshop this year, citing the current financial challenges the country is facing.
Presenting the business statement for the week, Afenyo-Markin, MP for Efutu and Dep. Majority Leader, stated that the usual post-budget workshop would be organized to allow experts to clarify further the underpinnings of the budget statement and the economic policy of the government to honorable members. The workshop is expected to be held from Friday, November 17, to Sunday, November 19, 2023, at the Rock City Hotel, Kwahu Nkwatia, in the Eastern Region.
However, on Monday, November 13, the Speaker of Parliament expressed concerns about the development, noting that the public was against imposing an additional financial burden on the state coffers.
He clarified that the House did not decide on using Rock City as the venue for the post-budget review.
Hon. Alban Bagbin explained that democracy has finally decided and the people have prevailed on their representatives to decide that this year’s post-budget workshop be held in parliament.