Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has labelled the 2025 budget statement by Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson as uninspiring and full of lamentations.
According to Afenyo-Markin who described the 2025 budget as “Azaa budget”, the statement didn’t inspire any hope as the Minister just came to the Parliamentary chamber to complain.
He indicated that they are going to expose the government for Ghanaians to know that there is nothing better in the budget read by Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson.
“Mr. Speaker this is an Azaa budget and there is nothing in it. This budget does not inspire any hope for the Ghanaina youth who is looking for job to do.”
“Even their own 24 hour economy that they have been making noise about it was not captured in the budget. The Minister is now telling us that they will present it to Parliament later. This is an ‘Azaa budget’,” the Minority Leader said.
During the budget presentation on Tuesday, March 11, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson said that the government is establishing the Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD) to support foreign exchange inflows and gold reserve accumulation for the benefit of our dear country.
To achieve this, he said, the GOLDBOD shall regulate, oversee, monitor and undertake the purchasing, assaying, refining, exporting, selling and other related activities concerning the gold resources of Ghana.
He further said that the government is stabilising the Ghana Cedi and macroeconomy through an urgent economic recovery programme to shore up our foreign reserves.
During the budget presentation on Tuesday, March 11, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson said that the government is establishing the Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD) to support foreign exchange inflows and gold reserve accumulation for the benefit of our dear country.
To achieve this, he said, the GOLDBOD shall regulate, oversee, monitor and undertake the purchasing, assaying, refining, exporting, selling and other related activities concerning the gold resources of Ghana.
He further said that the government is stabilizing the Ghana Cedi and macroeconomy through an urgent economic recovery programme to shore up our foreign reserves.
