Accra, Monday November 22, 2021 - Hon. John Ampontuah Kumah, a Deputy Minister of Finance has charged the Institute of Financial and Economic Journalists (IFEJ) and the Parliamentary Press Corps to use their media to sensitize the public on the 2022 Annual Budget under the theme: “Sustaining an entrepreneurial nation through fiscal consolidation and job creation.”
Ghana’s Fiscal Deficit as Presented in the 2022 Budget
As part of the feedback from the presentation, the Ministry has noted with concern that the overall fiscal balance (the budget deficit) as a percentage of GDP is being misrepresented.
2022 Budget Statement & Economic Policy
As a responsible Government, we have had no choice but to implement critical interventions to save lives and jobs, including feeding nearly 2.8 million people with hot meals and a further 470,000 families with dry food packages.
Finance Minister to Present 2022 Annual Budget to Parliament
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta will, on behalf of the President lay before Parliament, the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government on Wednesday, 17th November, 2021.
Ghana is Ready to Host the AfDB 2022 AGM
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has given the assurance of the country’s preparedness to host the next Annual General Meetings of the African Development Bank Group next year.
National Investment Bank Board Inaugurated
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta has charged the newly reconstituted Board of Directors for National Investment Bank (NIB) to turn around the fortunes of the Bank to position Ghana as an industrial hub on the Africa continent.