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Ghana Faces Fiscal Discipline Challenge in Election Year

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  • Expenditure outpaces revenue in Q1 2024 as Ghana prepares for December elections
  • Historical trend of budget deficits in election years raises concerns

 

Accra, Ghana – The challenge of maintaining fiscal discipline in an election year has once again surfaced in Ghana, with expenditure outpacing revenues in the first quarter of 2024 as the country gears up for the December Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

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