The Minority Members in Parliament at a roundtable discussion on the economy on Wednesday, demanded a new budget following the depreciation of the cedi.
A Former Deputy Minister of Finance, Hon Cassiel Ato Forson, leading the minority said; “the depreciation of the cedi has put the economy in disarray and the projections surrounding it, as contained in the 2019 budget. This has, therefore, undermined the confidence in the economy and sent a wrong signal to the investor community,”
“This calls for urgent steps to be taken by the government to restore the economic health. The starting point is that we should be immediately presenting a new budget which considers all distortions and the serious problems occasioned by the fall of the value of the cedi.
At the minimum, we expect a statement to parliament assuring the nation and investor community of the steps taken by the government to address the instability of the economy and that … the budget, as presented by the Minister of Finance, can no longer be relied upon as a true blueprint upon which to manage the economy for the year,” he added.
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I PRAY GOD NEVER LET YOU COME TO POWER AGAIN. EVIL SOULS AND KIDNAPPERS.
ALL THAT NDC AND THEIR ATTO FORSON SAYING IS ALL LIES, NOT EVEN SINGLE TRUTH IN IT, NDC MEMBERS ARE V HUNGRY, THEY MISS GHANAIANS MONEY OOOOOOOO. AKRUFOO PARTY AND ITS MEMBERS
When did Ato Forson become a finance guy? this man could not complete his ACCA papers in 10 year? I know him very well at London College of Accountancy. if the minority finance team is being led ato forson, then it tells me that they do not have anything at all to offer this country, so they should zip it.
So where is Seth Terkper in all these? The minority, led by this irritating koobi finance guy is just ridiculing itself. The NDC is really in a biiiig messssssss!
if your brain is working you will not carry Ghana to IMF FOR POLICY CREDIBILITY. BLOG HEADED
Wastedddd sperrmssss
If these are the caliber of people Mahama intends ruling our nation with in the event of him becoming a president, then we have a very biiiiiig problem. But it will never happen, not now.
Why is it always that blog head former deputy finance minister and not Mr. Seth Tekper?
Which investor community? Is it the same community who were rushing for Ghana's Eurobond? Ghana needed $3 billion but $22 billion orders came through. The moment they want to do propaganda and spew lies then they are exposed big time.
Double salary man