The Government tabled the Fiscal Strategy Report in the House of Assembly this morning, in keeping with the requirements set out by the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2018. The government’s fiscal strategy over the next few years focuses on securing economic resilience beyond the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and accelerating the pace of the economic recovery. 

“Our fiscal strategy looks at the macroeconomic picture over the next three to five years. It starts with where we are today in terms of our economic growth prospects our current spending ability, capacity to generate revenue, and debt levels. Today, these are all defined by the two unprecedented external shocks that rocked the nation of over the past 14 months,” said Senator Kwasi Thompson, Minister of State for Finance. 

“The fiscal strategy charts the course forward for where we want to be in the next few years. It outlines how the Government’s plans to achieve fiscal sustainability as quickly as possibility, including policy actions to accelerate the pace of economic growth and key fiscal adjustments to mitigate risks. The importance of the fiscal strategy to our economic develop cannot be overstated for strong, structured and disciplined fiscal management underpins our economic viability,” said Minister Thompson.

The Prime Minister advised Parliament on November 18 about the status of the 2020 Fiscal Strategy Report, which the government is required to present to the House of Assembly by the third Wednesday in November. Given the unprecedented times, the Government decided to take extra diligence in crafting its strategies, making use of the most current fiscal information about the planned reopening of tourism in November to inform critical policy deliberations about the FSR.