Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader in Parliament, has called on lawmakers to show empathy to Ghanaians in this economic crisis by taking pay cuts.
Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu made the proposal during his final submissions on the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government debate in Parliament.
The Leader, who is also the MP for Suame, stated that while times were difficult, it would be a good exercise for representatives of the people to take a cue from the Executive arm of government, which has been taking a 30% pay cut since early this year.
“Mr. Speaker, perhaps as Members of Parliament, just as the Executive has done, maybe we could also, even though these are difficult periods for all of us…
“We could also utilize the opportunity and also show some example by sacrificing anything between 10 and 15% of our salaries to demonstrate to fellow Ghanaians that we are with them in these difficult moments,” he suggested.
He also proposed that Parliament use the funds to have the youth build toilets at designated locations on a monthly basis.
He also suggested that the government review flagship projects to get better value for money, and that salary adjustment be made for State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to realign their earnings to the Single Spine Salary structure.
