Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has given assurance that the government will account for every pesewa taken from Ghanaians to develop Ghana.
Presenting the 2023 Budget and Economic Statement in Parliament on Thursday (24 November), Ofori-Atta said there will be fiscal discipline going into the new year as the government rolls out the YouStart programme aimed at creating more jobs for the youth.
“We are now embarking on a journey to fundamentally reposition our economy with the Post-COVID-19 Programme for Economic Growth (PCPEG), to be supported by the IMF, World Bank and other friendly sovereigns and the private sector (domestic and international), as our blueprint,” Ofori-Atta said.
“We are mindful that it will require broad-based contributions and sacrifices. There will be costs to the fiscal adjustments we intend to make in the coming years to sustain our stability, recovery and eventual transformation.
“My pledge to this House is that there will be fiscal discipline. That every pesewa that we ask the Ghanaian people and businesses operating in Ghana to contribute will be spent well,” Ofori-Atta said.
The budget is expected to inspire hope, restore macroeconomic stability, bolster resilience and achieve inclusive growth.
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