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The Minority in Parliament has criticised the government’s 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review, describing it as uninspiring and lacking the detail needed to address the concerns of Ghanaians.
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin made the remarks on Thursday, July 23, after Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson presented the Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament.
The Effutu MP argued that the Finance Minister’s statement was filled with broad claims about the government’s achievements but fell short of providing sufficient evidence and detailed explanations to support those assertions.
According to Afenyo-Markin, the review did not meet expectations for transparency and accountability, particularly with respect to government expenditure, payments and the implementation of major policy initiatives.
He questioned the absence of detailed breakdowns for some of the payments highlighted by the Finance Minister, insisting that Parliament and the Ghanaian public deserved greater clarity on how public funds had been utilised.
The Minority Leader also accused the government of relying on rhetoric instead of presenting practical solutions to the economic and social challenges confronting the country.
“This review is full of English with empty payments. The payment they say they have done, why didn’t they give us details?
“Mr. Speaker, this review is uninspiring and there is no inspiration in it. What we are experiencing in this country is persecution. You are persecuting people and you are here telling us you are running an economy.”
Afenyo-Markin further expressed concern about what he described as the prevailing political climate, alleging that some individuals were being subjected to persecution while the government projected an image of economic progress.
He maintained that the achievements outlined in the Mid-Year Budget Review did not reflect the economic realities facing many Ghanaians and called for greater transparency and accountability in the government’s fiscal reporting.