We’ve relegated dumsor to the past – Ken Ofori-Atta

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta says the Akufo-Addo government has ensured that Ghanaians now enjoy stable and more affordable power since it assumed office in 2017. Read Also: Government Has Reduced Communication Tax From 9 To 5 Percent He says despite coming into office at a time when the power supply was unstable, … Read more

Ghana loses GHS 9.5bn to Coronavirus outbreak – Finance Minister

The Finance Minister on Monday announced that Ghana may lose abouth GHS9.5 billion in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, a situation that may move the 2020 budget deficit to over 7 percent. This will be 2.5 percent of Ghana’s revised GDP. “Speaker, the total estimated fiscal impact from the shortfall in petroleum receipts, shortfall … Read more

July’s budget will realign economy to global COVID-19 impact – Finance Minister

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta is hopeful that the new budget to be presented in Parliament in July 2020, will reposition Ghana’s economy to meet the global impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. He says discussions are already underway among Finance Ministers in Africa to find mechanisms to restore the gains achieved in the face … Read more