Government is taking the necessary steps to put in place safeguards to ensure the macro-economic gains made in the last 21 months are not reversed, Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has disclosed.
A key component of the measures is the expected passage of a Fiscal Responsibility Law by the end of the year to cap the budget deficit not to exceed 5% for a fiscal year, as well as setting up of regulatory and advisory bodies to guide government’s fiscal and financial sector management.
The Vice President made the disclosure when he addressed the Ghana Investment & Opportunity Summit 2018 in London on Tuesday, 23rd October, 2018.
The two-day summit was organised by the Ghana High Commission in the UK in collaboration with the Ghana Investments Promotion Centre (GIPC).
“Cognizant of the tendency to backtrack on our progress, government is putting in place measures to ensure irreversibility of the gains we have achieved so far. To this end, we are implementing structural measures to tackle some of the long-term structural issues. We intend to urge Parliament to pass, by the end of this year, a Fiscal Responsibility Law, to cap the budget deficit not to exceed 5% for a fiscal year.
“We will also ensure complementary monetary management and establishment of institutional safeguards such as an independent Financial Stability Council, Fiscal Council, and an International Economic Advisory Council.”
According to Vice President Bawumia, “The overarching objective is to safeguard the financial system, deepen financial intermediation, widen financial inclusion and position Ghana as a West Africa Financial hub and economy with greater policy credibility.”
Source: Daily Guide
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