Twitter netizens have taken a bite on the 2022 budget, which was dismissed by Parliament last Friday.
For the second time since 1979, the 2022 Budget was rejected by Minority side of Parliament.
This was after the Majority, led by Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu walked out of parliament in protest against the refusal of some persons to vacate from the chamber, before voting on the budget could be done.
The Majority had also raised concerns over what they describe as ‘bias and disrepects’ by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin.
The Minority had raised concerns over huge public indebtedness, the imposition of E-levies.
The Minority wants government to withdraw the Agyapa deal and suspend the proposed 1.75% e-levy. The Minority has also advocated for a proper reconstruction of paragraph 829 of the Aker Energy deal relating to GNPC’s acquisition of stake from Aker Energy and AGM Petroleum
Since the rejection, Twitter has been flooded with tweets.
Netizens have been sharing diverse perspectives on the budget rejection.
Whereas some have highly commended the Minority for their bold stances, others have questioned the Minority’s motives for rejection a budget in the middle of a pandemic.
You can follow some of these tweets here: