Gov’t to halve fiscal anchor to 0.5% of GDP from 2027
Economy

Gov’t to halve fiscal anchor to 0.5% of GDP from 2027

… with increased CAPEX targetted

Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU
Published July 24, 20265 min read

Government will amend the Public Financial Management (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act 1136) to reduce the statutory primary balance floor from 1.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 0.5 percent from 2027, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson told parliament yesterday in the 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review.

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