Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced government’s plans to cut government spending by reducing fiscal deficit and public debt.
Presenting the 2025 Budget in Parliament on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, Dr. Forson indicated that Ghanaians voiced out their concerns through the recent National Economic Dialogue, admonishing the government to cut government spending.
According to him, the government agrees with the Ghanaians’ suggestion for the reduction through cuts in government spending.
“Mr. Speaker, Ghanaians, through the recent National Economic Dialogue, have expressed a clear desire for the fiscal deficit and public debt to be reduced through cuts in government spending rather than through only tax measures. We wholeheartedly agree!” He said.
