07
Dec
Parliament has approved the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy despite opposition from the Minority on the revenue mobilization measures. The House has been debating the statement since November 29, after it was presented by the Finance Minister. During the final day of debate, the Minority group raised concerns about some of the revenue generation measures, including the removal of a threshold on the Electronic Transaction Levy and a 2.5% increase in VAT. The approval paves the way for estimates for ministries, departments, and agencies, (MDAs) to be referred to the various committees for scrutiny. Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu reiterated…