WITH ONLY eight sitting days before the Christmas break, Parliament on Friday agreed to sit on Monday and to have extended sittings to transact business related to the Appropriations Bill.
An appropriation, also known as supply bill or spending bill, is a proposed law that authorises the expenditure of government funds. It is a bill that sets money aside for specific spending.
In some democracies, approval of the legislature is necessary for the government to spend money.
Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, who is also the Vice Chair of the Business Committee, presenting the Business Statement for the Eighth Week ending Friday, December 16, 2022, advised that the House commenced sitting each day at 1000 hours and have extended sittings to ensure the business scheduled for the week under consideration was completed.
“Mr Speaker, the Business Committee again reminds all Committees that the House has only eight sitting days between Monday 12 and Wednesday, 21st December 2022 to transact business related to the Appropriations Bill,” he said.
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