MPs Offers Reduced Sitting Days Due To High Cost Of Fuel | Parliament

Some Members of Parliament have proposed that the House be made to take a seat twice every week as a substitute of the 4 instances as a consequence of current incessant improve in costs of gasoline.

This, the MPs say, when adopted, would mitigate the impression of the rising costs of gasoline on their pockets, as they categorical issues over little exercise within the House typically.

With diesel at present promoting at an costly value of about Ghc23 a liter and petrol virtually Ghc18, MP for Asuogyaman, Ampem Nyarko, argued that lawmakers preserve expending gasoline to take care of the House whereas there may be little exercise in parliament.

Speaking throughout the presentation of the enterprise assertion, the MP referred to as on the home to think about the proposal with a view to deliver some reduction to members who're struggling to gasoline their autos.

“Looking a the kind of business we have, is it not possible to pack the day? If it's even eight hours, we will be willing to stay, do the business for like two days. We can sit for six hours a day, instead of coming for two hours. That way, we can save about Ghc500 cedis on fuel every week,” he mentioned.

However, Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu described the decision as unlucky. According to him, the present financial disaster requires that productiveness is elevated and MPs are not any exception.

“We all acknowledge that gasoline costs are escalated dramatically. Of course, the opposite issue we should admit is the energy of our native foreign money now. When we're in dire circumstances, that's after we are referred to as upon to extend productiveness.

For a Member of Parliament to say that we must be working two days in every week, that may be a very apocalyptic declaration from the member of parliament. What would be the impact on nationwide productiveness, and what would be the impact on GDP? It is an unlucky name on us to work simply two days every week,” he famous.