President John Atta Mills has declared that Ghana’s attainment of a middle income status is theoretical, but added that it will soon reflect in the economy. President Mills said the economic indices in the country indicate that a little effort will push the country to its middle income status. He made the admission when he presented his third State of The Nation address in Parliament on Thursday. He stated that “following the rebasing of our economic indices of the nation, we are now, at least in theory, a middle income country. I used the phrase “in theory” advisedly because, when we compare the level of achievements by other middle income countries it is quite clear that we a have a lot of catching up to do” he acknowledged. “However, I believe that the substantial investments we secured will take us closer to the levels achieved by the other middle income countries in rail and road, constructions, in education, Health, provision of electricity and water. It is clear that we have a lot planning to do to raise the living conditions of our people with a level commensurate with our middle income status” he said. President Mills however believed the NDC government has achieved a lot of successes in the area of developments. He disclosed that his visit to the Far East last year has yielded a lot of results as the developments partners have begun expressing interests in the country’s rail and road projects. He announced that the agreements covering these projects will soon be laid in Parliament for deliberation. Meanwhile, President Mills has commended the civil society leaders for exhibiting sense of maturity in collective salary bargaining. He reiterated that ‘This administration has taken bold and courageous steps in taking steps to implement the Single Spine Salary regime. The new Salary Structure goes a long way in bringing equity and improvement in salaries, especially of those in the public sector’. ‘My appreciation goes to the leadership of organized labour and their rank and file for their patience and maturity in all the negotiations and at various stages of implementation. He appealed to labour groups to be moderate in their demand for high wage since it will mean less money for infrastructural developments and the provision of social amenities. Story: Akuamoah Boateng/Adom News