play videoKen Ofori-Atta, Finance Minister The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has appeared before parliament to fulfill his constitutional mandate by presenting the government budget to the House. The presentation was in accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution and section 21 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921). GhanaWeb in this article highlights key measures announced in ...
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FULL TEXT: Finance Minister’s draft speech for 2023 budget
Ken Ofori-Atta, Finance Minister The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, is in parliament to fulfill his constitutional mandate by presenting the government budget to the House. The presentation is in accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution and section 21 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921). The minister is presenting the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy ...
Read More »comGovernment negotiating deal to use gold for purchase of imported oil products – Bawumia
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said government is negotiating a new policy that seeks to ensure the country purchases imported oil products with gold rather than foreign exchange. In a Facebook post on November 24, 2022, the Vice President said the policy is expected to take effect by the end of the first quarter of ...
Read More »How GII, CDD, IMANI, MFWA reps swiftly vouched for Bawumia’s incorruptibility but mute on Mahama
Former President, John Dramani Mahama and Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia After controversial journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas published a teaser on Charles Adu-Boahen’s exposé suggesting Vice President Bawumia took an “appearance fee”, top civil society representatives quickly came to Dr. Bawumia’s defense. From NewsFile Host Samson Lardi Anyenini to representatives from the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), The Center for Democratic ...
Read More »Ghana’s total debt stock currently stands at GH¢450 billion in 2022 – Ofori-Atta
Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said the country’s total debt stock currently stands at GH¢450 billion in 2022 from a total of GH¢120 billion in 2017. This represents about GH¢300 billion in borrowing since the Akufo-Addo government came into office in January 2017. Ken Ofori-Atta appearing before the ad-hoc committee probing a censure motion filed against him by the Minority ...
Read More »Who is Prof Adu Boahen, Charles Adu Boahen’s father?
Prof Albert Adu Boahen Former Minister of State in charge of finance’s alleged actions in the ‘Galamsey Economy’ exposé by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, is said to have been an embarrassment to his family particularly his father, Prof Albert Adu Boahen. Speaking during his appearance at the ad hoc committee hearing on a vote of censure motion against him, on Friday, ...
Read More »FULL TEXT: Ken Ofori-Atta’s response to censure motion
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Friday, November 18, 2022, appeared before an 8-member committee ad hoc committee of Parliament hearing a vote of censure motion against him. The minister as part of his appearance gave a response to five out of the 7 grounds levelled against him by the minority in parliament who are the proponents of the motion. Mr Ken ...
Read More »National Cathedral: You got it all confused – Ofori-Atta to minority on Contingency Fund, Contingency Vote
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta Embattled Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has observed that the minority in parliament, who have filed a motion of censure against him on seven grounds, one of which is that he unconstitutionally withdrew money from the consolidated fund toward the construction of the national cathedral, seem confused over the processes he used in securing the funds ...
Read More »LIVESTREAMING: Ken Ofori-Atta appears before ad-hoc committee
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, will appear before the eight-member ad-hoc committee of Parliament probing a censure motion against him today, November 18, 2022. On Tuesday, November 15, 2022, Ofori-Atta’s lawyer, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, requested that the committee give his client 48 hours to analyze the reports from its first meeting. The censure motion was filed by the minority in Parliament against Ken Ofori-Atta. They made seven ...
Read More »Western Region gets 4 ports – Regional Minister
Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah has heaped praises on President Akufo-Addo for the massive development of port infrastructure in his region. According to the Regional Minister, the construction of the ports is opening the region up to several economic opportunities and creating more job opportunities for the teeming youth of the region. ...
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