The finance ministry quickly backtracked on the new law in a press statement saying processes were underway to ask parliament to amend the law.

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Days before Terkper appeared in parliament, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) issued a press statement announcing the suspension of the tax.

The suspension however irked parliament, with the ranking member on parliament's Finance Committee, Dr Anthony Osei Akoto accusing the GRA of being in contempt of parliament.

He told Accra based Class Fm in an interview that nobody can change a law passed by parliament, and that if anyone wants to make amendments to a law, they must come to parliament.

“A law is a law and nobody, except parliament, can amend it,” he said.

His position was backed by the Speaker Edward Doe Adjaho during a brief deliberation on the matter when Terkper tabled the amendment motion.

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The Speaker referred the bill to the Finance Committee of Parliament for consideration and delivery of a report to the House.He said the committee could also look at any consequential issue and advise the House.