Parliament resumes sitting today, Tuesday, November 3, for the Third Meeting of the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament, with the 2027 Budget and major legislative business expected to dominate the coming weeks.
Speaker Alban Bagbin summoned the House to return at 10 a.m. at Parliament House in Accra under Order 58 of Parliament’s Standing Orders.
Parliament had adjourned its previous regular meeting on July 31, although lawmakers were subsequently recalled for special sittings.
Attention will quickly turn to government’s economic programme for next year.
Ato Forson to Present Budget on November 12
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson is scheduled to present the 2027 Budget Statement and Economic Policy on November 12.
The statement is expected to set out government’s revenue plans, expenditure priorities, fiscal targets and measures aimed at moving Ghana from recent economic stabilisation towards jobs, productivity and higher incomes.
Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem has said the next phase of economic policy will focus on turning improving macroeconomic indicators into opportunities for households and businesses.
“Stability is the foundation. Productivity is the engine. Jobs and prosperity must be the destination,” he said recently.
After the presentation, parliamentary committees will examine proposed allocations to ministries, departments and agencies before the House considers the Appropriation Bill, which authorises government spending for the 2027 financial year.
Human Sexual Rights Bill Returns to Focus
The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill is also expected to return to Parliament’s attention.
The legislation was reintroduced in the Ninth Parliament after the version passed by the Eighth Parliament lapsed when that Parliament ended in January 2025 without receiving presidential assent.
Parliament ended its previous meeting in July without completing a planned reconsideration of the bill. A motion to revisit aspects of the legislation had appeared on the Order Paper, but the House adjourned before taking the required action.
Supporters of the bill argue that it protects Ghanaian cultural and family values, while critics have raised concerns about constitutional rights, discrimination and Ghana’s international obligations.
Its return is therefore likely to draw close attention both inside and outside Parliament.
The new meeting will also provide space for government business, private members’ initiatives and parliamentary oversight as lawmakers enter the final stretch of the 2026 legislative calendar.
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