Audio By Carbonatix
Minister of Finance Seth Terkper has hinted that the 2015 budget statement and government’s economic policy delivered in Parliament on Wednesday, November 19 is likely to be revised.
He pointed out that the revision will be made after an agreement on an International Monetary Fund-backed programme is reached.
“We have always revised our budget,” Mr Terkper adduced, saying the country's laws like the mid-year reviews make room for budget revisions.
Ghana on Thursday, November 20 concluded preliminary discussions on a three-year IMF programme, pending approval by the Fund’s Executive Board.
During his delivery of the budget on the floor of the House, Mr Terkper told the legislators that “we will return to this august House with an update.”
He explained that the update may likely be in the form of revision to what he presented on Wednesday to reflect some of the policies to be agreed upon – most of which will be home-grown policies – with the IMF.
He assured that the revision will not be huge as most of the policies have been captured in the budget.
Mr Terkper made these known in an interview with Kwesi Pratt for TV3’s Hot Issues on Saturday.
Latest Stories
-
Bawku conflict shows how false information can fuel violence, British envoy warns
25 minutes -
ARDO initiates collaboration between Ghana and Togo to prevent cross-border wildfires
31 minutes -
Visit South Africa: How Clarens is setting the standard for sustainable tourism
34 minutes -
GRMA marks International Day of the Midwife in Tamale
38 minutes -
Tourism Ministry distances itself from Karnival Kingdom Festival
43 minutes -
Godfred Dame accuses Deputy AG of lying over access to Abdul-Wahab Hanan
46 minutes -
Valverde cut head when he ‘accidentally hit table’ in Tchouameni row
55 minutes -
ORAL will soon take effect, and NPP will feel the heat – Abass Nurudeen
1 hour -
Ghana climbs Press Freedom rankings, but new threats are closing in – British High Commissioner
1 hour -
AMA gives Lapaz traders a seven-day deadline to quit roadsides
1 hour -
Fidelity Bank distances itself from ‘Fidelity Capital Investment Group’
1 hour -
Pregnant woman, her daughter and two others killed in Savannah Region road crash
1 hour -
Okoe Boye urges caution over public conclusions in Charles Amissah probe
2 hours -
Fire Service courts public support to address attacks on personnel
2 hours -
Africans as foreigners in Africa: A contradiction of Pan-Africanism and African unity
2 hours