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Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has listed 21 promises President John Dramani Mahama has fulfilled since taking office on January 7, 2025.
He made this announcement in Parliament while presenting the government’s 2025 Budget and Economic Policy on March 11.
During his address, Dr. Forson stated, “Mr. Speaker, we are making progress:
I. We committed to running a lean and efficient government of 60 ministers – We have delivered!
II. We committed to Scrapping the E-Levy – We have delivered!
III. We committed to scrapping the Betting (winnings) tax – We have delivered!
iv. We committed to eliminate academic fees for first year public tertiary students – We have delivered!
v. We committed to providing free tertiary education for all People With Disability – We have delivered!
vi. We committed to having a dedicated source of funding for free secondary education – We have delivered!
vii. We committed to distributing sanitary pads to our schoolgirls – We have delivered!
viii. We committed to uncap the GETFund– We have delivered!
ix. We committed to uncap the NHIL– We have delivered!
x. We committed to uncap the Road Fund– We have delivered!
xi. We committed to hold a National Forum on Education – We have delivered!
xii. We committed to hold a National Dialogue on the Economy – We have delivered! xiii We committed to deliver Free Primary Healthcare – We are delivering!
xiv. We committed to deliver the Mahama Cares programme to finance the treatment of non-communicable diseases – We are delivering!
xv. We committed to deliver free textbooks to school children – We are delivering!
xvi. We committed to sustainable debt management – We are delivering!
xvii. We committed to implement the US$10 billion Big Push Programme for accelerated infrastructure development – We are delivering!
xviii. We committed to a Constitution Review process – We are delivering!
xix. We committed to build the Ghana we want together – We are delivering!
xx. We committed to Recover All Looted State Funds under our Operation Recover All Loot programme – We are delivering!
xxi. We committed to Reset Ghana – We are delivering! 237.”
