Ato Forson

Minority Dismisses 2025 Budget As Lacking Credibility
13 Mar

Minority Dismisses 2025 Budget As Lacking Credibility

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The Minority in Parliament has strongly criticised the 2025 Budget Statement presented by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson on Tuesday, March 11, describing it as lacking credibility due to inconsistencies in the figures. At a press conference on Thursday, March 13, former Finance Minister and Ranking Member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, led the Minority in challenging the accuracy of the budget. He argued that the figures cited by Dr Forson in Parliament did not align with those in the official budget documents, including its appendices, raising concerns about transparency and accountability in the government’s fiscal…
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BoG Governor Doesn’t Report Directly To Parliament; Ato Forson Should Have Known Better – Majority Leader
14 Aug

BoG Governor Doesn’t Report Directly To Parliament; Ato Forson Should Have Known Better – Majority Leader

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The Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has said that the Minority Leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson should have known better regarding his utterances on the operations of the Bank of Ghana (BoG). He said that as a former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr Ato Forson should have known that the BoG does not directly report to Parliament. “The Bank of Ghana Governor does not directly report to Parliament. We should not make everything about NPP and NDC. Ato Forson should have known better because he has held the position of Deputy Minister of Finance before and knows the operations of…
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File Witness Statements By May 4 – Court To Ato Forson
18 Apr

File Witness Statements By May 4 – Court To Ato Forson

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Minority Leader Cassiel Ato Forson has been ordered by the high court to file his witness statements by 4th May 2023 in the case in which he is accused to have caused financial loss to the state in the procurement of some ambulances while he was a deputy minister of finance.  Mr. Forson and his co-accused persons had prayed for the court to file their witness statements.  The minority leader’s lawyer, however, told the court today that his client had not been able to conference with some of the witnesses and, thus, prayed the court for more time to do so. …
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Debt Exchange Programme Is Debt Restructuring – Ato Forson Tells Govt
24 Nov

Debt Exchange Programme Is Debt Restructuring – Ato Forson Tells Govt

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Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam Cassiel Ato Forson has said the government’s debt exchange programme as captured in the 2023 budget statement is actually debt restructuring that is being embarked on. In the budget statement, the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said on Thursday November 24 that “despite the heightened debt levels, Government remains committed to ensuring that debt is brought to sustainable levels over the medium to long-term. “To this end, we will implement a debt exchange programme to address the challenges identified in the portfolio in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders including the Ghanaian public, investor community and development partners.” Commenting…
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