Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has sharply criticized the 2024 mid-year budget, calling it uninspiring and hopeless.
On Tuesday, July 23, Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam presented the 2024 mid-year budget review to Parliament, emphasizing the government’s commitment to fiscal discipline and careful management of expenditures to avoid overspending.
Despite these assurances, Dr. Ato Forson expressed concerns to the media, urging Ghanaians to brace for more hardship.
The Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam Member of Parliament argued that the government missed an opportunity to provide relief by abolishing certain taxes, which could have cushioned Ghanaians and businesses alike.
“This mid-year review leaves many people disappointed and uninspired. It gives no hope to the ordinary Ghanaian that anything will be done to change the unbearable hardships that confront the people of Ghana.”
“In the last eight years, Akufo-Addo and Bawumia have burdened Ghanaian businesses and individuals with a high tax regime such as the E-levy, COVID levy, and an effective VAT rate of 22%.”