Professor John Gatsi

An economist with the University of Cape Coast, Professor John Gatsi is predicting hard times in the first quarter of 2023. He warned Ghanaians to brace themselves up for high prices of general goods as a result of the government’s “implementation of policies that have cost implications.” Prof. Gatsi said inflation for the month of January is expected to rise above the December 2022 inflation rate of 54.1 percent. Speaking to Umaru Sanda Amadu on Eyewitness News, Prof. Gatsi said “we expect inflation for January [2023] to inch up because of policy implications. We have pushed VAT up, we have…