The Minority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has said the Minority in Parliament is yet to take any decision to boycott the presentation of the National Budget scheduled for Tuesday, November 19.

According to him, the minority caucus will meet early tomorrow, during which a decision will be taken on the next line of action against the 2.5 per cent increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT).

The minority walked out of Parliament last Friday, in protest over the increase in VAT. They accused the executive and the majority in parliament of not consulting them in their bid to increase the VAT rate by 2.5 percent.

Some of the members, including Ablekuma West MP, Ursula Owusu, has called for a more stringent action against the conduct of the majority.

There have been speculations that  the minority will boycott tomorrow's reading of the budget statement.

But the Minority leader has dispelled the rumours, saying they were yet to take any such decision on the matter.

In an interview on Asempa FM's Ekosii-sen programme Monday, the Minority Leader was however, unequivocal in his objection to the VAT levy.

He said the majority did not only fail to build consensus before passing the Bill into law; they also did not consider the debilitating impact the increase in the levy would have on the citizenry.

The Suame MP said they are not necessarily against the principle of mobilizing funds but the government's mode of mobilization and the impact it would have on the people was what they were against.

In a reaction, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and a legal practitioner, Kakra Essamuah, said the government is taking tough decisions today for a better future.

According to him, government must be able to raise revenue for purposes of development.

He conceded there were revenue leakages in the system, which government must be able to address.