{
  "id": 19707215,
  "title": "2027 Budget: Government projects GH¢389.2bn expenditure, allocates GH¢100.4bn for capital spending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/2027-budget-government-projects-gh-389-2bn-expenditure-allocates-gh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T21:10:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/2027-budget-government-projects-gh%c2%a2389-2bn-expenditure-allocates-gh%c2%a2100-4bn-for-capital-spending/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ghanaian government has projected a total expenditure of GH¢389.2 billion for the 2027 fiscal year, accounting for 21.6% of the country's GDP. Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson announced this during the presentation of the 2027 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament. Of this total, GH¢100.4 billion has been allocated for capital spending, comprising GH¢88.4 billion from domestically financed projects and GH¢12 billion from external financing. This allocation represents 5.6% of the country's GDP.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/government-allocates-gh-3-5bn-to-youth-ministry-gh-2bn-earmarked-for",
        "published": "2026-11-12T20:19:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "2027 Budget: Gov’t allocates GH¢11.3bn to Roads Ministry, GH¢3.5bn for road maintenance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/2027-budget-govt-allocates-gh-11-3bn-to-roads-ministry-gh-3-5bn-for",
        "published": "2026-11-12T20:47:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}