Mr. Speaker, this year, we have restored
macroeconomic stability, which is protecting the value of money in the pockets of ordinary Ghanaians and giving businesses the predictability space to plan and invest, thereby sowing the seeds for economicgrowth and jobs creation.The broad agenda for next year is to translate the
stability achieved into shared growth with aggressive policies aimed at creating moreopportunities for jobs.
The strategies for
achieving these broad
macroeconomic objectives include the following: • Promoting inclusive growth without compromising fiscal consolidation; • Anchoring fiscal policy on reducing the fiscal deficit to low and sustainable levels, sufficient to reduce the overall public debt burden; • Strengthening the inflation targeting regime and pursuing complementary monetary policy to promote monetary discipline; and • Pursuing complementary external sector policies to ensure exchange rate
stability and favourable current account balance.