Akufo-Addo’s Government Managing Ghana’s Finances With ‘Competence’ – Ofori-Atta
The Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta has said, the Akufo-Addo government is managing the Ghanaian economy with the competence it deserves.
According to him, the discipline and seriousness with which the current government attaches to managing the economy has yielded positive results.
The Minister made this known on Thursday, July 29, 2021, when he presented the 2021 mid-year budget review.
“We are managing the finances of the country with discipline and competence. The fiscal operations from January to June 2021 indicate that the overall budget deficit was GH¢22.32 billion, equivalent to 5.1 percent of GDP.”
“The corresponding primary balance for the period was a deficit of GH¢7.3 billion, equivalent to 1.7 percent of GDP, against a target deficit of GH¢4,797 or 1.1% of GDP,” he said.