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Budget 2027: ‘Work ahead requires patience’
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Budget 2027: ‘Work ahead requires patience’

...Primary surplus target lowered to fund US$10bn New Economy

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The government will lower its primary surplus target from 1.5 percent to 0.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The aim is to finance a US$10 billion, four-year economic transformation programme branded the New Economy, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson announced on Thursday.

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