2022 budget: Ken Ofori-Atta begs Speaker to engage leadership of parliament before voting

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, earlier rejected the application for the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to afford the minister the chance to address concerns of the minority on imposition of taxes such as the E-Levy in order to secure consensus.

However, Ken Ofori-Atta reiterated the need for them to meet before voting.

The speaker says he has no authority to decide a meeting unless they vote.

After deciding on an 'i' or 'no' vote, the speaker announced that the ‘no’s had won.

But the Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has disagreed with the result, therefore, calling for a headcount