2020 Budget: Gov’t won’t go beyond budget for elections 2020 – Ofori Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta says, the Akufo-Addo government will not exceed the 2020 budget allocation for elections come 2020.

According to him, the excessive spending that has characterized past elections in the country will not be repeated in the up-coming 2020 general election.

“Inspite of the year being an election year, let me repeat that President Akufo-Addo and his government will ensure that the perennial excessive spending during such periods will not happen in 2020. We shall work within the 2020 Appropriated Resource envelope and adhere to the Fiscal Responsibility Act to maintain fiscal discipline.”

“We will do so not because we are complacent of our chances, no. We will do so because the nation needs it and we are not prepared to throw the sacrifices the people and the government have made in the last three years, ” he noted.

He assured parliament of government’s readiness to provide the Electoral Commission with all the required resources needed for a successful election come 2020.

“2020 is an election year. I will like to take this opportunity to inform this August House on behalf of the President that all the needed resources required shall be marshalled for the Electoral Commission to ensure that we have a free credible and fair election. Ghana remains one of the most peaceful elections in the world and we intend to maintain it.”

Mr. Ofori-Atta reiterated government’s commitment to improving the lives of Ghanaians.

He said, measures have been put in place to consolidate the macro-economic gains and offer Ghanaian businesses the stability they need.

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