The majority leader in parliament Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is reading the 2021 budget and economic policy for the year on behalf of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta who is currently in the United States to seek medical care.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made a decision to allow the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs to present the budget on behalf of the government today.

Some major issues to be highlighted are the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and how the country plans to bounce back post coronavirus era, state of roads, aviation, etc.

Watch a Livestream of the Budget reading below: