Tag Archives: 2022

Information Minister and Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayerebi in the Eastern Region of Ghana Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has hinted that government cannot pay salaries in 2022 if the current budget is not approved. According to him, if appropriations are not done on the 2022 budget presented to Parliament by …

Parliament on Friday rejected the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government presented by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, on November 17, 2021. All 137 Minority Members of Parliament (MPS) voted against the motion when the question was put by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin. The Majority Caucus had …

The Minority in Parliament has cast doubts over the credibility of revenue projections made in the 2022 budget, questioning the ability of the government to meet its GH₵100. 5 billion targets of which GH₵80 billion will be from taxes. Speaking on the floor of Parliament to debate the 2022 Budget …

Total revenue and grants for 2022 is projected to rise to GH¢100.5 billion, equivalent to 20.0 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Finance Minister announced on Wednesday. This is an increase from a projected outturn of GH¢70.3 billion, equivalent to 16.0 per cent of GDP for …

Government is projecting a total Expenditure, including the clearance of Arrears, of GH¢137.5 billion, equivalent to 27. 4 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the 2022 fiscal year. The estimate for 2022 represents a growth of 23.2 per cent over the projected outturn of GH¢111.6 billion, equivalent to …

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the 2022 Budget will witness the chunk of the financial resources being devoted to the productive sectors of the economy to consolidate the gains made. He said the Government would old taxes efficiently and substitute old taxes with new ones to sustain the economy. …

Government has proposed to abolish tolls on all public roads and bridges. This is to improve productivity and reduce environmental pollution. Accra, Nov.17, GNA-Government has proposed to abolish tolls on all public roads and bridges. This is to improve productivity and reduce environmental pollution. Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday presented to Parliament the Budget and Economic Policy of Government for the 2022 fiscal year. He said the Budget was intentional about Building a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Nation through fiscal consolidation and Job Creation. “This may be an uncomfortable transition but we are a people …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the 2022 Budget Statement to Parliament, Wednesday, on behalf of the President. The Budget, according to the Ministry, will focus on expanding the economy’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The budget would dwell on “creating a climate-friendly entrepreneurial state to address unemployment …

Mr Michael Asante, the Central Regional Director of Passport, has urged the Government to pay attention to stabilizing the economy to support low and middle-income earners in the country. Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Cape Coast ahead of the 2022 budget presentation, Mr Asante …