Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson will present Ghana’s 2027 Budget to Parliament at 6pm on Thursday, November 12, after Speaker Alban Bagbin approved a request for an evening sitting.
The budget, christened “The New Economy,” is expected to outline government’s economic priorities for 2027, including plans to move from macroeconomic stabilisation towards investment, job creation and higher incomes.
Speaker Bagbin told the House that the Finance Minister had requested the later presentation and provided reasons which he found compelling.
“There is a request which I granted the Minister for Finance: that the budget, which is to be presented on Thursday, be presented in the evening.” - Speaker Bagbin
Bagbin explained that Parliament would adjust its normal sitting arrangements so MPs are not exhausted before the Finance Minister arrives.
“Parliament may sit on Thursday around 6pm so that we can prepare for his attendance,” he said.
The presentation will be made in accordance with Article 179 of the Constitution, which requires the Finance Minister to submit government’s budget estimates and economic policy to Parliament.
The 2027 Budget is expected to provide detailed measures under the government’s four year New Economy programme, with job creation, domestic production and economic transformation among the main areas of focus.
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