The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has disclosed that the 2027 Budget Statement will bring details of government’s New Economy Programme, which seeks to overhaul Ghana’s economic pattern.
Dr. Forson observed that the New Economy is a four-year government programme that will transform the structure of the Ghanaian economy.
He made the disclosure when he called on the National House of Chiefs on Monday, November 9, 2026, ahead of the presentation of the 2027 Budget Statement.
Addressing the chiefs, the Minister said weakened discipline in Ghana’s economic structure goes a long way to affect the economy in the long run.
“Weakened discipline in Ghana’s economic structure goes a long way to affect the economy in the long run,” he stated.
“This cycle interrupts investments and unsettles livelihoods of our people. We cannot ask the next generation to build its future on a pattern that has left so many of their parents far behind,” he added.
“This is why His Excellency John Dramani Mahama has tasked me to develop the New Economy to resolve the challenges,” Dr. Forson said.
He noted that the programme will lead Ghana to shift from the old way of managing resources to a whole new and efficient one that will transform the country.
He added that the programme is a vision that will help Ghana produce more of what it needs and add greater value to its resources.
“This, he emphasized, will create lasting prosperity for the people of Ghana,”
Dr. Forson thanked President Mahama for the support and urged members of the House of Chiefs to support the programme for the greater good.
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/Jacob Agyenim Boateng
