‘No investor will take Ghana seriously’ Economist criticises finance minister over failure to present mini-budget [Video]

In a social media post on December 20, 2024, Professor Mensah highlighted the significant economic repercussions of this oversight, describing it as a “lacuna in our economic management dynamics.”

He warned that Ghana’s fragile economy cannot afford such lapses.

“The implications of the finance minister’s failure to present the interim budget are enormous. It is a lacuna in our economic management dynamics, and a fragile economy like Ghana cannot afford to contain this. An economy that has been dominated by government business for the past eight years cannot be exposed in this manner,” Professor Mensah stated.

He further explained that without the interim budget, government activities between January 1 and January 7 would lack the legal backing of the …