Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has revealed a massive and systemic abuse of Ghana’s Import Declaration Forms (IDFs), describing the scheme as a major source of financial leakage that has drained the country’s reserves, destabilised the cedi, and deprived the state of critical development funds. Presenting the 2026 Budget Statement to Parliament on Thursday, November 13, Dr. Forson said …

Ghana’s public debt has fallen significantly, marking one of the steepest declines in the nation’s recent history, according to the Minister for Finance. Presenting the 2026 Budget Statement to Parliament on Thursday, November 13, the Minister revealed that the country’s total public debt had dropped by nearly GHS100 billion within a year. According to the budget presentation, Ghana’s debt stock …

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has dismissed suggestions that the abolition of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) has weakened government revenue, insisting that Ghana’s fiscal performance remains solid despite the policy change. Presenting the 2026 Budget Statement to Parliament on Thursday, November 13, Dr. Forson said the decision to scrap the levy was intended to relieve financial pressure on …