NDC MP Exposes Government For Planning To Take Over Property Rate Collection From Assemblies

The move, she noted was the government's plans to take over the collection of same from the legally mandated authority, that is Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), a comment the Members of Parliament on the side of the ruling government debunked the allegation.

NDC MP Exposes  Government For  Planning To Take  Over Property Rate  Collection From  Assemblies

The National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament (MP) for Agona East Constituency in the Central Region, Mrs. Queenstar Maame Pokuah Sawyerr, has alleged that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has planned to take over the collection of property rate from the various district and municipal assemblies in the country.

The move, she noted was the government's plans to take over the collection of same from the legally mandated authority, that is Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), a comment the Members of Parliament on the side of the ruling government debunked the allegation.

But the 1st Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Joseph Osei Owusu directed that the substantive Sector Minister be invited to the House to answer the question in connection of the allegations leveled against the government by the MP.

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Prosper Kwaku Salasey Agbitor, Parliamentary Correspondent, Accra