Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that ministers from various sectors, including sports, will now brief Parliament on their work at scheduled times.
He explained that this approach allows ministers to give a clear update on their sectors and outline steps being taken to enhance performance.
As a result, the Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, will later present a report on sports, though the exact date has not been set.
Dr. Forson added that this new system aims to ease the burden on the finance minister and speed up the reporting process.
“Sector ministers will present to this house a detailed sectorial performance and outlook, as well as specific sector interventions to address the challenges of various MDAs.
This is a departure from the norm, where finance ministers present detailed sectorial performance as part of their budget speech. I believe sector ministers must be made to do so,” he said.
Dr. Ato Forson made this announcement during the presentation of the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy on March 11, 2025.
This addresses concerns some sports fans and stakeholders raised about why sporting issues were omitted from the 2025 budget reading, which deviates from previous practices.