Parliament on Wednesday, 21 December 2022, approved the 2.5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) increase. In a tweet shared on Saturday, December 24, 2022, Dafeamekpor explained that Theresa Awuni was absent because she was seriously sick. “Let Ghanaians know that my sister, Hon Theresa Awuni was unavoidably absent from Parliament on grounds of serious ill-health, the night the vote on 2.5% VAT increment was taken. View the MP’s tweet below:Let Ghanaians know that my sister, Hon Theresa Awuni was unavoidably absent from Parliament on grounds of serious illhealth, the night the vote on 2.5% VAT increment was taken. Hon Awuni is one heck of a pro-poor politician who wouldn't have missed that voting but for her health — Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, Esq.

Source: GhanaWeb December 25, 2022 03:18 UTC