Dem don plan say dem go start debate on di 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy tomorrow, Tuesday, March 18, and go finish on Monday, March 24, 2025. Di Deputy Majority Leader, George Kweku Ricketts-Hagan, talk am when e present di Business Statement for di Tenth Week, from March 18 to March 21, 2025, for di floor of Parliament last Friday on behalf of di Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga. E talk say dem committee don suggest di following time for di debate: Majority Leader and Minority Leader go get 45 minutes each to talk, other leaders 30 minutes, Ministers 15 minutes, Chairpersons and Ranking Members 15 minutes, Vice-Chairpersons and Deputy Ranking Members 10 minutes, and other Members of Parliament, five minutes. Di debate go happen after di Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, present di budget statement to Parliament last Tuesday. Extended sitting go dey too. Mr Ricketts-Hagan, wey be di National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Cape Coast South, talk say di House go also get extended sittings from Tuesday, March 18, 2025, to make sure dem finish di work wey dem plan for di week. E mention say di House go start sittings for Mondays from March 24, 2025, because of di time wey small and di plenty work wey dey for di Annual Budget Estimates and to pass di Appropriation Bill before March ends. Di Deputy Majority Leader add say di House go also stretch sitting pass di normal hours and urge di various committees of Parliament to sit for morning because plenary sittings go start for 12 noon. “Di Business Committee dey urge di Ministry of Finance, and other ministries to submit dia sectoral estimates to Parliament on time for dem to consider and approve am. “Mr Speaker, for di Annual Budget Estimates.”
