Parliament cannot sign blank cheques – Oppong Nkrumah on multi-year tax deal

He stressed that the Minority was not against the fiscal electronic devices project itself but wanted Parliament to have access to the necessary information before granting approval.

The Ofoase Ayirebi MP said the Minority opposed a request for parliamentary approval for the rollout of fiscal electronic devices because key information about the transaction was not provided.“That was the point that we were trying to make to Mr Speaker: that if we give this approval without this information, it’s a blank cheque that has been given to the government, and no government, whether the NPP or NDC government, should be given such a blank cheque,” he said.