No cost, no contractor, no timeline - Minority caucus rejects fiscal electronic devices approval

The Minority in Parliament rejected a request for approval of a multi-year commitment for the rollout of fiscal electronic devices, describing the move as a "blank cheque" due to the absence of key project details. Ofoase Ayirebi MP and Ranking Member on Parliament's Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, stated the Minority was not against the fiscal electronic devices project but objected to Parliament approving it without knowing the cost, timeline, contractor, and yearly financial implications.

Mr. Oppong Nkrumah said the government's request did not provide enough information for Parliament to properly assess the commitment. He listed the missing details: "They didn't state how much the project will cost? How many years this multi-year approval is for? Who is the contractor? And number four, what is the year-by-year fiscal impact?" He explained that the Minority supported the objective of introducing fiscal electronic devices but could not support what it considered an incomplete approval process. The Majority argued that the details would be worked out after Parliament.