Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson
Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has explained that sector ministers, including sports, will be briefing Parliament on their performance at specific periods.
According to him, this will enable the ministers to provide the public with a detailed report on their sectors and the measures they are implementing to improve their performance.
This implies that the Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, will present a report on sports to Parliament at a later date, which has yet to be determined.
The finance minister explained that this is part of new measures introduced to reduce the load of information on the Minister of Finance and expedite the process.
“Sector ministers will present to this house a detailed sectorial performance and outlook, as well as specific sector interventions to address the challenges of various MDAs. This is a departure from the norm, where finance ministers present detailed sectorial performance as part of their budget speech. I believe sector ministers must be made to do so,” he said.
Dr. Ato Forson made this announcement during the presentation of the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy on March 11, 2025.
This addresses concerns some sports fans and stakeholders raised about why sporting issues were omitted from the 2025 budget reading, which deviates from previous practices.
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