{"id":603329,"date":"2019-03-29T15:04:08","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T15:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<!-- \/1002554\/MJO_Announcement_250X340 -->\n<!-- <div id='div-gpt-ad-1550929497923-0' style='float:right;z-index: 996;height:340px; width:250px;'>\n\n<\/div> -->\n<!-- 27th April (1month) - UHAS -->\n<div style=\"float:right;z-index: 996;height:340px; "},"modified":"2019-03-29T15:04:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T15:04:08","slug":"economist-doubts-govt-can-achieve-full-fiscal-discipline-post-imf-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/03\/29\/economist-doubts-govt-can-achieve-full-fiscal-discipline-post-imf-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Economist doubts govt can achieve full fiscal discipline post-IMF program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- \/1002554\/MJO_Announcement_250X340 --><br \/>\n<!-- \n\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1550929497923-0' style='float:right;z-index: 996;height:340px; width:250px;'>\n\n<\/div>\n\n --><br \/>\n<!-- 27th April (1month) - UHAS --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;z-index: 996;height:340px; width:250px;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/03\/glauc-new.jpg\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"1830378809\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Economist, Professor Godfred Bokpin fears government might not be able to achieve full fiscal discipline following the completion of the IMF program.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on PM EXPRESS BUSINESS EDITION on the JOYNEWS Chanel on MULTI TV, Prof. Bokpin said \u00a0\u201cI am a bit concerned that we may not be able to entrench fiscal discipline. We\u2019ve not been able to institutionalize the kind of agency, an independent agency that would hold government accountable\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline\/mjo-article-leaderboard_mid-1 --><\/p>\n<p>He added that\u00a0all the required measures have not been fully implemented to deal with this challenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Government is expected to formally complete the IMF program next Tuesday, April 2. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline\/mjo-article-leaderboard_mid-2 --><\/p>\n<p>Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has maintained that the necessary structures and laws are in place to\u00a0check government expenditure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch video below:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UKwVhDJsNv8\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline\/mjo-article-leaderboard_mid --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.10&appId=1559506714349564\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Economist, Professor Godfred Bokpin fears government might not be able to achieve full fiscal discipline following the completion of the IMF program.\u00a0 Speaking on PM EXPRESS BUSINESS EDITION on the JOYNEWS Chanel on MULTI TV, Prof. Bokpin said \u00a0\u201cI am a bit concerned that we may not be able to entrench fiscal discipline. 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