Ato Forson Vetting: 10 Highlights From The Scrutiny Of Mahamas Finance Minister Pick [Video]

Parliament’s appointment committee has vetted the Finance Minister-designate, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson. YEN.com.gh outlines 10 key takeaways from the vetting of a critical portfolio.

Parliament has started vetting President John Mahama’s nominees for ministerial positions.

Finance Minister-designate Dr Cassiel Ato Forson was the first to appear before Parliament’s appointment committee.

Forson is an economist, chartered accountant, and tax practitioner with extensive experience in public finance, macroeconomics, fiscal policy, and business management.

He is a five-term lawmaker and holds a PhD in Finance from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Master of Science degrees in Taxation and Economics from the University of Oxford and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, respectively.

Forson will be at the forefront of the Mahama administration’s efforts to improve an economy plunged into crisis by the Akufo-Addo administration.

10 highlights from Forson’s vetting

Bridging revenue gap

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