Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, Minister of Finance-designate
The Minister-designate for the Ministry of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, has emphasised that his administration will prioritise revenue mobilisation as a significant part of his duties.
He pointed out that many finance ministers have not given enough attention to revenue mobilisation to increase revenue.
During his vetting for the substantive minister of finance position on January 13, 2025, he stated, “I will prioritise revenue mobilisation…a lot of Finance Ministers have not done that. We should not leave that to the Ghana Revenue Authority [GRA] alone,”
Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson was appointed as the Minister of Finance-designate on January 9, 2025, by President John Dramani Mahama.
He previously served as Deputy Minister for Finance in 2013 and was a member of the country’s Economic Management Team.
In addition to being a Ghanaian legislator, Dr. Forson is a fiscal economist, Chartered Accountant, tax practitioner, and entrepreneur with over two decades of professional experience in both the private and public sectors.
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