12th March 2025 4:51:51 PM
1 min readFinance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that ministers from various sectors, including sports, will now brief Parliament on their work at scheduled times.
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He explained that this approach allows ministers to give a clear update on their sectors and outline steps being taken to enhance performance.
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As a result, the Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, will later present a report on sports, though the exact date has not been set.
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Dr. Forson added that this new system aims to ease the burden on the finance minister and speed up the reporting process.
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"Sector ministers will present to this house a detailed sectorial performance and outlook, as well as specific sector interventions to address the challenges of various MDAs.
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This is a departure from the norm, where finance ministers present detailed sectorial performance as part of their budget speech. I believe sector ministers must be made to do so," he said.
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Dr. Ato Forson made this announcement during the presentation of the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy on March 11, 2025.
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This addresses concerns some sports fans and stakeholders raised about why sporting issues were omitted from the 2025 budget reading, which deviates from previous practices.
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