The Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is expected to present the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Thursday, July 23, 2026.
The announcement was made on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, July 14, by Deputy Majority Leader, Kweku Ricketts-Hagan, during the presentation of the Business Statement for the coming parliamentary week.
The Mid-Year Budget Review is expected to provide an update on the implementation of the 2026 Budget, assess the country’s economic performance over the first half of the year and outline any proposed fiscal policy adjustments.
“On the issue of the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review, the date is Thursday, July 23; that is when the Finance Minister will come here to present the Mid-Year Review, as to whether a statement or what have you, that is in the hands of the Finance Minister and I cannot pre-empt that,” he said.
The presentation, which is subject to Parliament’s sitting schedule, is expected after the Finance Minister concludes consultations with Cabinet and briefs President John Dramani Mahama on the policy proposals contained in the review.
The mid-year statement is widely expected to move beyond an assessment of budget implementation to outline government’s strategy for sustaining economic recovery, strengthening public finances and accelerating private sector-led growth during the second half of the year.
Government is expected to use the review to signal a transition from economic stabilisation towards a growth-focused agenda centred on job creation, higher productivity and greater resilience, while maintaining fiscal discipline amid ongoing reforms.
A key feature of the presentation is expected to be an update on Ghana’s engagement with the International Monetary Fund, including the successful completion of the country’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme and the planned transition to the IMF’s Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI), which is expected to guide macroeconomic policy after the end of the bailout programme.
