{"id":372470,"date":"2017-11-11T10:29:17","date_gmt":"2017-11-11T10:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=372470"},"modified":"2017-11-11T10:33:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T10:33:21","slug":"2018-budget-will-focus-on-creating-jobs-nana-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/2018-budget-will-focus-on-creating-jobs-nana-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 budget will focus on creating jobs – Nana Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, has revealed that the 2018 budget statement and fiscal policy to be delivered on Wednesday November 15, 2017, will focus largely on job creation.<\/p>\n
The President said the budget will give meaning to his government\u2019s industrialization agenda which primarily focuses on the creation of jobs.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”36G4k1UcLPkoMSs2xtCAByNEWzP2lQWe”]Speaking at a durbar of Chiefs and people of Ga Mashie at Mantse Agbona on day two of his tour of the Greater Accra Region, the President said the budget will also play a key role in strengthening Ghana\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n
\u201cNext week, the Finance Minister will present the budget to Parliament and it will focus on job creation. The Finance Minister is a magician; he finds resources at places you never expect him to find.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ofori-Atta to deliver 2018 budget on Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is expected to present the 2018 budget statement to Parliament next week Wednesday.<\/p>\n