The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta ahead of his mid-year budget presentation to Parliament this morning has requested the legislature to approve an amount of GH¢6.7 billion being the shortfall in funds the government needs to execute its 2019 budget.
The government has faced shortfall in domestic revenues and the amount is expected to go a long way in helping the government to complete its planned programmes and initiatives as contained in the 2019 financial year.