Prof. Kusi of IFS said this during Starr FM’s 2018 Budget Dialogue dubbed: “In-depth analysis of what 2018 holds for government and the ordinary Ghanaian” at UPSA in Accra.
“The 2018 budget seems to rehearse many of the things that were said in the 2017 budget with very little details provided for the performance or implementation of those projects and programs put across in 2017 budget…I find it as a shopping list of development,” Prof. Kusi said during Starr FM’s 2018 Budget Dialogue dubbed: “In-depth analysis of what 2018 holds for government and the ordinary Ghanaian” at UPSA in Accra.
He indicated the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta while delivering the budget on the Floor of Parliament should have given details of some of the government’s key programmes, instead of choosing to be in the campaign mood.
“I think we need to attach some seriousness when it comes to budget presentation… Don’t let the budget look like we are on a political platform…,” Prof. Kusi said.
“Of course, the delivery is not time to provide details of every programme to be implemented in the coming year, but at least we expected the minister to give us a little more presentation about the programmes and when it will start and funding for them. Most of them we are in the dark as to how they are going to be funded,” he added.