The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has presented four key statutory reports to Parliament, outlining Ghana’s petroleum revenue performance, public debt situation, and public-private partnership (PPP) projects for the 2025 fiscal year.

Addressing the House on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, Dr Forson said the reports had been duly submitted to the appropriate parliamentary committees for scrutiny and consideration.

“Mr Speaker, the details of the report are in the report and have accordingly been presented to the committee for deliberation. And when the committee invites us, we will go and present the details,” he told Parliament.

Among the reports presented was the reconciliation report on the Petroleum Holding Fund for 2025, which he said fulfils obligations under the Petroleum Revenue Management Act.

According to him, the law requires the Finance Minister to provide Parliament with a detailed account of petroleum revenues accrued to the state and how the funds were utilised within the previous year.

“Mr Speaker, this is an obligation imposed on us under the Petroleum Revenue Management Act, that the Minister responsible for Finance must submit a report of the previous year to Parliament detailing what accrued to the state in terms of petroleum funds and how these amounts were used,” he explained.

He added that the report specifically captured revenue inflows from petroleum resources and their utilisation.

“I am only presenting a report detailing what was accrued to the state and how we actually utilised the resources,” Dr Forson stated.

The Finance Minister also laid before Parliament the Annual Public Debt Report, which provides an update on Ghana’s current debt situation.

Dr Forson further disclosed that Ghana had, for the first time in over a decade, moved from a high risk of debt distress to a moderate risk category.

“Mr Speaker, I am proud to inform the House that Ghana, for the first time since 2013, has moved from unsustainable debt levels and high risk of debt distress to a moderate risk of debt distress,” he said.

Dr Ato Forson also submitted the annual report on public-private partnership (PPP) projects for 2025, describing it as another statutory requirement.

He said the report outlines ongoing PPP projects and future initiatives expected to be undertaken by government in collaboration with the private sector.

“Mr Speaker, this is also a statutory report, and we are under obligation to present public-private partnership projects to the House and also to outline future projects,” he noted.

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