Mid-year economic review must focus on revenue mobilisation — Economists

If the first-quarter performance of the 2026 budget offers an indication, then the main question hanging over tomorrow's Mid-year Fiscal Policy Review is whether the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, will ensure that government expenditure catches up with the resources voted by Parliament for policies and programmes.

The minister’s task will be to assure the nation that enough steps will be taken to improve revenue target for the second quarter and rest of the year to achieve ambitious targets such as the Big Push infrastructure development programme.1 billion by the end of the year, the first-quarter results released by the Ministry of Finance show that GH¢57.