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Minority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has described the 2014 budget presented by the Finance Minister, Seth Terkper as �uninspiring.� According to him, Mr. Terkper only rehashed previous budgets. Speaking after Mr. Terkper�s reading of the budget, Mr. Kyei Mensah-Bonsu said the content was full of �same old story�, citing issues of lantern, toilet, and school uniforms. The highlights of the 2014 budget include: 10 percent pay cut by the president and his ministers, the removal of import tax on condoms and agricultural inputs such as outboard motors, and the construction of new roads and school blocks. But Mr Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, said the �alacrity� with which the Majority Leader, Dr Benjamin Kumbuor moved the motion to adjourn sitting without touching on the details shows the state of the budget. He charged the government to be realistic and tell Ghanaians the truth about state of the nation. Members of Parliament are expected to debate details of the budget, but the Minority Leader predicted that in the coming days there would be �nothing to debate� about the 2014 budget.