NDC to implement $10bn ‘Big Push’ policy to drive growth – Minority leader

 The Minority leader, Dr Casiel Ato Forson, has reiterated the commit­ment of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to introduce and implement a $10billion ‘Big Push’ policy if the party wins the De­cember polls.

At the party’s manifesto launch in Winneba in the Central Region on Saturday, he said the policy is aimed at driving the needed focus and investment for growth and transformation.

Presenting key highlights of the manifesto, he explained that the Big Push would be a major eco­nomic policy of the next NDC government with four key econom­ic growth poles.

The growth poles, he indicated would be the Western Corridor Economic Enclave project, Eastern Corridor Golden Growth Agenda, Transformational Road Transport Plan and Cocoa and Palm Eco­nomic Crop Rejuvenation Pro­gramme.

Dr Forson who is the Member of Parliament for the Ajuma­ko-Enyan-Esiam Constituency in the Central Region said the next NDC government, would aggres­sively pursue policies to reset the entire fiscal framework to achieve efficient resource mobilisation and effective utilisation of public funds.

“We will shift from the over concentration of the macro econ­omy to the micro economy where investment in the real sector will anchor sustainable macro-eco­nomic environment and economic growth,” he said.

The NDC, he said, would imple­ment an enduring economic policy and a number of reforms to build sustainable economic buffers to stabilise and cushion the Ghana cedi.

He indicated that, the next NDC administration would establish an independent Public Debt Office to ensure an effective public debt management and also review and enforce the Fiscal Responsibility act (Act 982) and implement a fiscal consolidation plan to ensure fiscal discipline.

Dr Forson further expressed the NDC’s commitment to implement a deliberate policy to ensure sus­tainable economic buffers to cush­ion and stabilise the Ghana cedi.

The Minority Leader further accused the NPP administration of destroying the livelihood of Gha­naians and driving the economy aground by reversing the progress of the country.

 FROM DAVID O. YAR­BOI-TETTEH, WINNEBA