The minority in Parliament wants the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta out of office for breaching the Fiscal Responsibility Act that he established. According to them, they will activate the clause in that law that requires the finance minister to be sanctioned by pushing him out of office. They claim that …
Read More »Ofori-Atta is rewriting budget, calls for 2hour delay
The Minority in Parliament has accused the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta of rewriting the Mid-year Budget statement after over a 2-hour delay. The government had advertised Thursday, July 23 at 10 am for Mr. Ofori-Atta to present the statement to Members of Parliament. However, as at 1 pm, the Finance Minister …
Read More »$2.25bn Eurobond: Ofori Atta faces SC decision today
A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Chief Justice Anin Yeboah will today deliver judgement in the suit against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, on the issuance of a $2.25 billion bond. This was after the apex court had earlier refused an application from the Commission …
Read More »Govt runs to World Bank for $35m coronavirus fund
The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, last Saturday laid before Parliament a $35-million financing agreement for the Ghana COVID-19 emergency preparedness and response project. The facility, if approved, will be provided by the World Bank Group as part of the $100 million the government is seeking from the group …
Read More »Ghana to commit $1 billion Eurobond proceeds to address energy sector challenges – Minister
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says one billion dollars of the country’s recently secured Eurobond money will be used to address issues in the energy sector. This move, the Finance Minister believes, will go a long way to address key bottlenecks in the energy sector. Speaking on Joynews’ NewsFile programme, Ken …
Read More »Budget 2020: Finance Minister makes bold appearance with his famous ‘brown bag’
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is set to present the 2020 budget in parliament today as he is being accompanied by the Vice President of the Republic, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. Looking all poised to deliver the budget statement which is in line with Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution and section …
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