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A private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has panned the government\u2019s expenditure cuts announced in the 2023 budget by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta in a bid to save the economy.<\/p>\n
Mr Ofori-Atta in his presentation of the 2023 budget to Parliament announced among others, cuts in fuel coupons by 50 percent, a reduction in foreign travel by government officials and no purchase of 4-wheel drives for government officials.<\/p>\n
But Mr Kpebu who has on several occasions called for the resignation of President Akufo-Addo, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and Ken Ofori-Atta told host of the Big Issue<\/strong>,\u00a0 Selorm Adonoo on Saturday, December 3, that these measures are merely recycled broken promises.<\/p>\n \u201cThese things are a recycle of the same old broken promises. When he came, he said there was a moratorium on the purchase of V8 and this same suggestion that the ministers should not travel in V8 was also agreed\u2026so he [Akufo-Addo] made these broken promises and bought hundreds of V8 and now six years down the line, he is saying people should not travel in V8 for certain purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n The outspoken legal practitioner said President Akufo-Addo has demonstrated enough incompetence in dealing with the current economic crisis and the only solution to the country\u2019s problems is for the president to resign.<\/p>\n \u201cFor me, the only thing that will heal this nation is the trio, Akufo-Addo, Bawumia and Ofori-Atta exiting office, that is the only thing. Then it will bring a new euphoria, it will bring new positive energy because now the energy is toxic.\u201d<\/p>\n