Ato Forson, the Finance Minister has revealed the recommendations from the National Economic Dialogue will be his Bible.
According to Ato Forson, the final communique will be his Bible to shape the 2025 budget and economic reforms.
Ato Forson noted that Implementation is the challenge and the government can only implement if they get the buy-in of the citizens.
The Finance Minister further stated issues raised at the National Economic Dialogue will be seen in the 2025 budget statement.
Dr Cassiel Ato Forson speaking at the closing session, the minister stated, “Most of the presentations actually feed into the first presentation I made. It clearly shows the connections and understanding that together we understand the situation and the problems of this country. What is left is the resolve to come together and to fix it,”
“Implementation is the challenge; we can only implement as a government if we get the buy-in of the citizens. Most of the concerns you’ve raised, you’ll begin to see them in the budget”, he stated.
Ato Forson further called on stakeholders to support the government in educating the public, for the public to understand that the time has come for us to reset and reform the economy.
He added, “We call on you to support the government in educating the public, for the public to understand that the time has come for us to reset and reform the economy. We’ve got to do this together.”
“And so clearly, what I can say is most striking to me, particularly sitting there quietly, is that interconnectedness between the macro group to the private sector, to infrastructure, to all the other sectors, even to the governance and the corruption sub-sectors, is the need for us to do major reforms.”
The Finance minister noted that the solution is there and they know what to do to resolve the problems.
He emphasised, “And so the solution is there, we know the problems, we know what we have to do to resolve the problems, let’s start the implementation.
“So I will wait for the communique, and I can use the communique as my Bible, going into the preparation of the budget and to make recommendations to Cabinet for adoption and approval for us to input into the budget.”
