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Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has vowed not to pay debts and arrears owed contractors and suppliers by the previous NPP administration until verification of work done is completed. The finance minister during the presentation of the 2025 Budget on Tuesday, March 11 disclosed that government currently owes contractors and suppliers an amount of GHS 67.5 billion which he ...

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has clarified that there is no freeze on employment in the public sector. He dismissed speculations suggesting that the government had halted recruitment into various sectors. Dr Ato Forson’s statement comes amid concerns over job opportunities in the public sector, with many questioning whether the government has imposed restrictions on new hires. “There is ...

Ghana’s Minister for Finance Ato Forson says the claim by former Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam that the erstwhile administration never implemented the betting tax is not factual. Speaking at a new conference on Tuesday, March 11, shortly after the Finance Minister presented the new government’s first budget statement and abolished the e-levy, betting tax among others, the former Finance ...

The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has touted 21 promises that the government has fulfilled since assuming office on January 7. He announced this in Parliament when he presented the 2025 Budget and Economic Policy of government on March 11. Delivering his address, Dr Forson said, “Mr. Speaker, we are making progress: i We committed to running a lean ...

Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson is expected to present the 2025 Budget and Economic Policy to Parliament, today, March 11, 2025. Minister of Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu has assured Ghanaians that the government remains committed to fulfilling its social and economic promises. Speaking to the press after a recent cabinet meeting, he confirmed that the fiscal policy will ...

Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, will today present the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament, marking the first comprehensive financial roadmap of the Mahama administration since assuming office. The highly anticipated budget is expected to outline bold policy measures aimed at stabilising the economy, fostering growth, and addressing the nation’s fiscal challenges. With the country still grappling ...

Dr Gideon Boako, the Deputy Ranking Member on the Finance Committee of Parliament and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North Constituency, has urged the government to present only verified and credible data in the 2025 budget statement. He made this call ahead of the budget presentation by the Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, scheduled for today, Tuesday, ...

The Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, was again absent from Parliament today, failing to present the anticipated mini-budget. This marks the second consecutive day that the scheduled budget presentation has been delayed since the house was recalled yesterday. The absence of the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, and other key members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) front bench further ...

Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam has said that Ghana’s economy has come back to life following the difficulties faced in the last three years. He said macroeconomic stability is fast returning to our country The Karaga lawmaker said this while speaking at a rally in Saboba in the Northern Region on Monday, November 26. “Ghana’s economy has come back ...

Ghana’s power supply is anticipated to stabilise following a recently renegotiated agreement between the government and Independent Power Producer, Sunon Asogli. The new deal, announced by Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, seeks to resolve power disruptions that arose from a financial impasse between Sunon Asogli and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Sunon Asogli’s 560-megawatt power plant had been ...