A communications team member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Kofi Krobiah, has described the 2027 budget statement—read in Parliament on Thursday, November 12—as a collection of rebranded failed promises and initiatives from previous budgets.
According to him, the budget inspired no hope and contained nothing substantial.
Speaking to host Kwabena Agyapong on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, Mr. Krobiah expressed disappointment that the Minister failed to explain why the government had not delivered on key projects captured in the 2026 budget. He argued that it would have been prudent for the Minister to account for the administration’s inability to execute its own policies.
Mr. Krobiah further noted that previous budgets presented by the Minister have failed to reflect positively in the pockets of ordinary citizens as promised.
”The 2027 budget contained rebranded failed promises from the 2026 budget. Ghanaians are struggling, and traders are complaining. In the 2026 budget statement, the 24-hour economy policy got 27 mentions, but in the 2027 budget, it got only 3 mentions. So what happened to the policy?” he asked.
He also questioned the specific measures the government has put in place to address Ghana’s unemployment situation.
”This is a rebranded budget—a voodoo budget. There was nothing new in it. As a government that campaigned strongly on the 24-hour economy, you should remain committed to it, but they have abandoned the policy,” he added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana