Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson will present the 2027 Budget to Parliament on November 12 this year, Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem announced on Thursday.
The Deputy Minister for Finance confirmed the date at the release of the Ghana Statistical Service’s (GSSs) Ghana in Numbers report in Accra.
According to him, the 2027 budget would also outline the John Mahama-led government’s New Economy agenda.
The Deputy Minister described the report’s release as timely as preparations for the budget presentation continued.
He urged the Ghana Statistical Service to give every Member of Parliament access to its dashboard to support informed debate in the House.
Ampem also said the report would strengthen transparency in economic data and help guide planning and policy decisions.
The 2027 budget is expected to focus on job creation, economic transformation and growth-focused spending as the government seeks to consolidate recent economic gains.
The policy direction is expected to prioritise local value addition to boost production, export earnings and jobs.
Sources indicate that the budget could include significant allocations to complete ongoing infrastructure projects. However, overall spending is not expected to depart substantially from the estimates outlined in the 2026 Budget.
Planned expenditure is expected to remain within the government’s fiscal and debt framework, with an emphasis on avoiding excessive deficits and spending overruns. Enditem
