Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has called on Ghanaians to use the country’s economic recovery as an opportunity to build a productive economy capable of creating decent jobs and securing prosperity for future generations.
He made the call while presenting the 2027 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament on Thursday, November 12, 2026, urging citizens to make a defining national choice about the country’s economic future.
Dr Forson cautioned against spending the gains from the economic recovery without making meaningful investments in the country’s productive capacity.
“We can spend the recovery as though history has taught us nothing or invest in a productive base strong enough to carry the next generation,” he told Parliament.
He further urged the country to take advantage of the current period of economic stability to transform what Ghana produces and sells to the international market.
According to him, the country must make a deliberate choice to prioritise production, decent job creation and a national development agenda that transcends electoral cycles and successive governments.
“We choose production; we choose jobs with dignity; and we choose a national purpose that can survive electoral cycles and outlast governments,” he declared.
He stressed that the choices made during the current recovery period would shape Ghana’s economic direction and determine the opportunities available to future generations.
