Summon Ato Forson over high cost of living – Minority to Parliament

The Minority in Parliament has called for the Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, to be summoned before the House to brief Members on measures being taken by the government to address what it describes as the rising cost of living. The caucus states that the prices of foodstuffs and other essential commodities have increased astronomically in recent months, putting significant pressure on households. Discover more Ghana map prints Business strategy workshops Digital marketing services Mobile news app Opinion writing tutorials Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Friday, February 6, the Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, stressed that the government’s much-touted reset agenda must translate into tangible improvements in the standard of living of Ghanaians. “Before the budget, the minister was all over Agbogbloshie, Makola, talking to the women. Prices of tomatoes, yams, cocoyams, and cassava have gone through the roof. I want to plead with the leader of the house. It will not be out of place if we program our friend. It is not for nothing that the Minister of Finance is one of our own. He should come. We are the people’s representatives. We are the only people who can talk about this,” he said. Meanwhile The Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, disagreed with the Minority’s assertions, insisting that the relative stability of the exchange rate, coupled with the low inflation rate, has helped to keep the cost of living low. “I don’t know which market you go to, but I know that the prices of goods and services, because of the low rate of inflation, because of the very good exchange rate relationship between the Cedi and the dollar, because of the stability of the Cedi and so many other good things that this government has done, definitely, prices cannot be going up. Cost of living is not a major issue in this economy,” he said