The Finance Minister, Dr.
Cassiel Ato Forson, has criticized the former NPP government, stating that the appreciation of the Ghana cedi is not due to a lack of government spending, but because the era of reckless spending has ended.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the finance minister and Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam, Dr.
Ato Forson, debunked the propaganda by the Minority caucus in Parliament, whose position has been that the Ghana cedi is experiencing dramatic growth against major trading currencies, including the United States dollar, because the government has not paid contractors and other fund-demanding projects. "It is not true that the government is not spending.
