{"id":63789,"date":"2024-01-04T17:27:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T17:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=63789"},"modified":"2024-01-04T14:06:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T14:06:13","slug":"full-text-abridged-and-simplified-version-of-the-2024-budget-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/full-text-abridged-and-simplified-version-of-the-2024-budget-statement","title":{"rendered":"Full text: Abridged and simplified version of the 2024 budget statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said that in this year\u2019s budget, the government is focusing on managing our finances judiciously and keeping the economy stable even with all these challenges.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are confident that we can keep growing and ensure that our vulnerable citizens are taken care of through increased allocations to the Capitation Grant, Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) and the School Feeding Programme,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Government will continue to be accountable, transparent, and responsive to you, the people of Ghana, he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur main goals are to improve and deliver public services like roads, schools, health, and farming. 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