Set Clear Employment Targets – TUC To Govt
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has welcomed the first budget of the ruling New Patriotic Party as a good budget ...
Tag: Fiscal policy
Widening Tax Net Riskier- Rashid Pelpuo
Former Minister of State in charge of Public-Private-Partnerships Dr. Rashid Pelpuo has advised government to be cautious in widening the ...
Unplanned Spending Killing Ghana’s Economy – Expert
Experts have bemoaned the alarming rate of “unplanned spending” on the part of government, arguing the trend is contributing immensely ...
Domestic Borrowing Won’t Crowd Out Private Sector–Finance Ministry
Chief Director at the Ministry of Finance, Patrick Nomo, has indicated that government will source funds from the domestic market, ...
Government Must Cut Expenditure To Reduce Interest Rates – Ken Thompson
Government will have to cut down its expenditure significantly if the Ghanaian banking sector is to see a reduction in ...
Gov’t Must Cut Expenditure To Reduce Interest Rates
Government will have to cut down its expenditure significantly if the Ghanaian banking sector is to see a reduction in ...
‘Planting For Food and Jobs’ Needs Clarity
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana says government’s proposed ‘planting for food ...
Address Fundamentals Before Implementing Growth Initiatives
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), says government must focus on addressing the macro-economic fundamentals before it begins to implement ...
Budget Built On Weak Foundation
Economic fundamentals remain weak, and so the 2017 budget lacks a strong foundation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has ...
NDC Missed Macro Economic Targets For 2016 [Infographic]
Statistics from the 2017 budget has revealed that the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) government missed all its macro economic ...
IFS Cautions Government Over Sustainability of Free SHS Policy
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned of a potential dip in the quality of education if government fails ...
IFS Cautions Gov’t Over Sustainability of Free SHS Policy
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned of a potential dip in the quality of education if government fails ...
2017 Budget Not A Panacea To Reduce Policy Rate
Despite government’s intention to pursue a pro business economic agenda in its fiscal policies, some financial observers are skeptical the ...
2017 Budget Not A Panacea To Reduce Policy Rate- Economist
Despite government’s intention to pursue a pro business economic agenda in its fiscal policies, some financial observers are skeptical the ...
Wobbling Economy Warranted High Taxation -Terkper
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has dismissed claims that he supervised an economy which focused on taxation at the expense ...
IEA Lauds Government Decision To Establish Fiscal Council
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has applauded the government for its decision to establish a Fiscal Council which will ...
‘Asempa’ Budget ‘shallow’, A Run-Away-From-Reality
Former Deputy Finance minister Mona Quartey has predicted the Akufo-Addo government will backtrack on its economic expectations when it realises ...
GHC16billion Will Be Allocated To Wages, Salaries – Ofori-Atta
GH¢16billion will be used for wages and salaries alone in 2017, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has told parliament as he ...
Government To Roll Out NPP Version of ‘operation Feed Yourself’
The last time Ken Ofori-Atta presented a budget it was perhaps before a small group of NPP bigwigs and he ...
We Can’t Borrow Our Way Out
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has emphasized the need to “trigger” a national sense of urgency as an effective measure to ...