The Finance Committee of Parliament has proposed that the existing loan arrangement for MPs and members of the Council of State be discontinued.
This decision was made when the Finance Committee convened on Wednesday, July 14, to discuss the Finance Minister’s $28 million car loan facility for Members of Parliament to buy cars.
According to the committee’s recommendations, which have yet to be presented to the House, MPs and members of the Council of State should have duty post vehicle arrangements similar to another article 71 officeholders.
The committee also suggested that parliament and the parliamentary staff take the necessary measures to ensure this occurs.
It said that the present loan arrangement before the House for MPs and Council of State members should be the final one sponsored by the state.
According to the committee, this proposal is the result of public uproar and dissatisfaction expressed by members of the public when the loan agreement was placed before parliament.
According to the Committee’s report, which was intercepted by TV3’s Parliamentary correspondent Komla Kluste, “the committee took note of recent concerns expressed by many sections of the Ghanaian public about the burden the current vehicle loan arrangement for Members of Parliament and Members of the Council of State imposes on the public purse.”
“These legitimate concerns are fueled by the fact that, of all the Article 71 officeholders, it is only members of Parliament and Members of the Council of State who benefit from these vehicle loans, a large part of which are re-paid by the state.
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SOURCE: ATLFM ONLINE
