Mr Mahama made these suggestions when he was joined by the Chief Imam and his entourage for Friday Prayers last week. “Clearly”, Mr Mahama said, “businesses, especially in the tourism and hospitality sector, are already struggling quite early into this pandemic”. Mr Mahama also reiterated the need to act while the country prays to God for deliverance from the ravages of the virus. According to Mr Ofori-Atta, measures are, therefore, required to close the fiscal gap of GHS11.4 billion (2.9% of revised GDP). Both Mr Ofori-Atta and the President have also announced a GHS1 billion stimulus package for small scale enterprises and households.

Source: GhanaWeb March 31, 2020 16:52 UTC