FULL STATEMENT: NPP Response To The 2015 Budget Statement

RESPONSE OF THE MINORITY NPP TO THE 2015 BUDGET STATEMENT AND ECONOMIC POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT AND CURRENT EVENTS – JANUARY 8, 2015 Fellow Ghanaians, on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, in line with article 179 of the 1992 constitution, caused to be laid in Parliament the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government of Ghana for the 2015 financial year. The Minister for Finance Mr. Seth E. Terkper performed the act on behalf of the President. Countrymen and women, the theme for the 2015 Budget Statement and Economic Policy is “Transformational Agenda: Securing the Bright medium Term Prospects of the Economy”. The word “secure” means “to be free from...