Declaring a surplus while spending below target raises questions — Tweneboah Kodua

" He argued that when the figures presented in the Mid-Year Budget Review are compared with the approved budget, they confirm the Minority's assertion that government spending fell well below target.

Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament's Economy and Development Committee, Tweneboah Kodua Fokuo, has questioned the government's celebration of a primary fiscal surplus, arguing that the achievement came after spending significantly less than what had been approved in the 2026 Budget.

Speaking on Joy FM's Newsnight after Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson presented the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review, Mr Kodua said that the government's reported primary surplus of about 1.