Tag: Finance Minister
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Mid-year budget review 2023 [Full statement]
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta on Monday, July 31, 2023, presented the mid-year budget review in Parliament. The presentation happened after it was postponed twice from July 25 to July 27 and finally to July 31. Mr. Ofori-Atta in his presentation disclosed that Ghana is currently making modest gains in turning the economy around…
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Ofori-Atta delivers 2023 mid-year budget review today
Barring any last-minute hitches, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to deliver the government’s 2023 mid-year budget review later in parliament today. The highly anticipated Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy will be government’s first official statement after receiving a US$ 3 billion bailout approval from the International Monetary Fund…
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Finance Minister to engage MPs ahead of mid-year budget review
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to have an intensive engagement with Members of Parliament today, July 28, ahead of the presentation of the mid-year budget review next week. The presentation of the mid-year budget review is scheduled to take place on Monday, July 31, 2023. The event is expected to shed light on…
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Presentation of mid-year budget review rescheduled to July 25
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, is expected to present the Mid-year budget review to Parliament on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. The house had earlier announced that the mid-year budget presentation was slated for July 27. But the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin wanted the Minister to consider presenting the Mid-year budget review before July…
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Bagbin urges Ofori-Atta to present mid-year budget review before July 27
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin wants the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to consider presenting the Mid-year budget review before July 27, 2023, as the House intends to adjourn sine die on August 3, 2023. The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu had earlier announced that the mid-year budget presentation was scheduled for July 27 with the…
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Mid-year budget review slated for July 27
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the Mid-Year Budget review to Parliament on Thursday, July 27, 2023. This is in accordance with Section (28) of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (PFMA) Act 921 which requires that the finance minister presents a Mid-Year Review to parliament six months after the presentation of the…
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GUTA welcomes Ofori-Atta’s interim appointment to Trade Ministry
The Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA) has welcomed the announcement of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta as caretaker minister for the Ministry of Trade and Industry. President of GUTA, Dr Joseph Obeng believes with the support of the deputy ministers, work in the ministry should be able to progress steadily. “I think it’s in good…
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Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta likely to lose job as minority in parliament seek vote of censure
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, risks losing his job as the Minority caucus in parliament is gathering signatures to kick start a vote of censure proceedings against him. The move seeks to invoke article 82 of the constitution which provides the procedure of removing a Minister of State through proceedings in parliament. The finance…
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Government is committed to stabilizing cedi – Ofori-Atta
Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has assured that government remains committed to implementing measures to address the perennial depreciation of the Ghana cedi against its major trading partners. The Minister gave the assurance when he responded to a question posed to him in Parliament by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bongo Constituency, Edward Abambire…
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Ghana needs more entrepreneurs to check imported inflation – Finance Minister
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has explained that the only way by which imported inflation in Ghana can be minimized is if the country is able to raise more entrepreneurs to produce locally. According to him, it is for this reason that the government is investing heavily in projects that can build an entrepreneurial society in…