17
Apr
Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has said if care is not taken, the GHS22billion ‘fiscal offset’ in the 2023 budget could retard progress under an International Monetary Fund ( IMF) programme. He stated that about a month ago, he drew attention to the problem of arrears the government owed suppliers, contractors, employees. “We noted that they are as important as the ongoing debate on domestic & external public debt,” he tweeted. He added ” We must stress: every government has to deal with arrears in every Budget. Hence, the issue is [a] how to sought to improve on the method of compilation…