Tag: budget reading
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Finance Minister to present budget for first quarter of 2021 today
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, will later today, Wednesday, October 28, 2020, present a budget to Parliament to cater for the first quarter of 2021. The expected presentation, known as Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation, has become a usual characteristic of election years to prevent transitional challenges in the smooth running of government for…
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We don’t expect tax hikes or new taxes in 2021 Q1 budget – GNCCI
Ahead of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta’s presentation of the budget for the first quarter of 2021 on Wednesday, October 28, different groups of the Ghanaian society have been speaking about their expectations. The presentation, known as the Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation, is normally read in elections years to ensure the smooth running of…
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Mid-Year Budget Review: Economist urges gov’t to reduce expenditure
Government had big plans for the 2020 fiscal year when it delivered this year’s budget in November 2019. The fiscal year was tagged the ‘Year of roads’, an indication of how heavy it was going to be on infrastructure, particularly roads. But the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic from December 2019 through to now has…