{"id":56665,"date":"2023-10-12T06:29:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T06:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=56665"},"modified":"2023-10-12T04:50:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T04:50:01","slug":"public-debt-ghanaians-are-paying-through-the-nose-richmond-atuahene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/public-debt-ghanaians-are-paying-through-the-nose-richmond-atuahene","title":{"rendered":"Public Debt: Ghanaians are paying through the nose \u2013 Richmond Atuahene"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>A Banking Consultant, Richmond Atuahene, has said that he warned that Ghanaians were going to pay the loans that the government was contracting through the nose.<\/b><\/p>\n

He said Ghanaians are indeed \u2018paying through the nose\u2019.<\/p>\n

Mr Atuahene has proposed ways to keep the government\u2019s borrowing in check in order to ensure that it does not exceed its limit.<\/p>\n

He suggested that Ghana must review its 1992 Constitution to place a cap on the government\u2019s borrowing practices just like what pertains to the United States of America (USA) where the government goes to Congress to seek permits to exceed the cap on borrowing.<\/p>\n

Dr. Atuahene made these remarks during the 12th edition of the Ghana Economic Forum, currently taking place in Accra, under the theme \u201cBuilding Back Better: IMF Support, Strategies to Build a Sustainable Economy, and a Dynamic Business Environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said \u201cGhana as a country, must from today, begin to look at the constitution. Inside the constitution, according to literature from IMF, the United Nations in 2014, the debt to GDP of any developing country should not exceed 50 percent and developed countries are given a leeway of 60 percent.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe find ourselves in this position because we have a constitution that has no business of setting a debt cap like the Americans have it. When the Americans had the cap and they had trouble they had to go to Congress and when they go to Congress you will see how they suffer. So we need to come to the constitution and amend it as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is one of the shortest strategies that I will recommend so that we don\u2019t find ourselves in such a situation ever again, borrowing and borrowing for consumption. As I have always said, you will pay through the nose, and Ghanaians repaying through the nose.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ghana is currently facing an economic crisis that has compelled the government to seek a a $ 3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a bailout which has been approved with the first disbursement of $600million made to the country.<\/p>\n

Public debt, which excludes state-owned enterprises obligations, rose to 569.3 billion cedis ($49.7 billion) at the end of April, the Bank of Ghana said on its website.<\/p>\n

The figure was adjusted to include the central bank\u2019s overdraft to the government, which was securitized in December 2022.<\/p>\n

The government received flak for excessive borrowing.<\/p>\n

For instance, Former Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffuor indicated that the government borrowed much but had not been able to address the requirements of Ghanaians.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all understand that the economy is a major disaster, he continued. Despite the fact that there are no jobs, they have a lot of debt. What else have they done with the money, I wondered today as we approached this road? Are those of us who live here not citizens of Ghana?<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy do you owe money when the roads are so bad? You need a powerful party, one that is sincere and works for the people, to be able to handle the economy effectively. The NDC is that party,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Source: 3News.com<\/b><\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ghana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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