Support 2025 budget to drive transformation – Ato Forson to MPs

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has called on Members of Parliament to support the passage of the 2025 budget estimates to enable the government to implement key economic policies aimed at fostering growth.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Post-Budget Workshop in Parliament, Dr. Forson highlighted several transformational measures in the budget, including the Big Push initiative, the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board, and Agriculture for Economic Transformation.

“We have outlined a number of revenue and expenditure measures in the 2025 budget to support the achievement of our fiscal objectives and targets. And we would like to call on this esteemed House, particularly my colleagues, the Members of Parliament, to support these measures and the passage of the various legislations that will operationalise the measures as soon as possible.”

He further outlined key initiatives designed to drive sustainable economic growth.

“Some initiatives that we have proposed for implementation in this budget are as follows: we are proposing to roll out the 24-hour economy policy to support inclusive growth and job creation. We also propose to roll out the GH¢10 billion Big Push policy beginning this year.

“We are proposing the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board to support foreign exchange inflows and gold reserve accumulation to benefit our dear country.”

The Finance Minister’s appeal comes as Parliament deliberates on the budget, with expectations for bipartisan support to facilitate the government’s economic agenda