Minister for Finance Dr Cassiel Ato Forson will appear before Parliament today to brief the House on the payment of some statutory funds and other important matters.

The Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga said this on the floor of the House last Friday when he was presenting the explanatory memorandum for the business statement for the second week ending Friday, 6th June.

The Finance Minister has been accused of flouting Ghana’s financial laws - Act 936 of the Local Governance Act - by failing to release statutory funds nearly six months into the new administration by the minority side in Parliament.

Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh noted that money has not been disbursed to the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) or the National Health Insurance

The Chairman of the Business Committee also revealed that 11 ministers are expected to appear before the House during the week to respond to 72 questions.

According to Mr Ayariga, ministers of State may be permitted to make statements on government policies.

‘‘Papers may be laid during the week and reports from Committees may also be presented to the House for consideration,’’ he stated.

Commenting on the business statement last week, Deputy Minority Whip Mr. Habib Iddrisu and Minority Chief Whip Mr. Frank Annoh-Dompreh asked when the Finance Minister would appear before the House to present the Mid-Year Budget.

Subsequently, the Minority Front Bench inquired why President His Excellency John Dramani Mahama instructed Minister for the Interior Alhaji Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka to declare only one day, 6th June, 2025, as a public holiday to mark Eid-ul-Adha when he had promised Muslims two days.

The Majority Leader, in response, assured the House that the mid-year budget would be presented in due time and that the Interior Minister would appear before the House to amend the Public Holidays Bill to reflect the promise of the president to Muslims.

The Business Statement was adopted by the House at the end of sitting.