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People don’t appreciate the effects of COVID-19 on the economy – Afenyo-Markin

by Mutala Yakubu
2020-05-16
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Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin

Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin

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Member of the Parliament for the Effutu constituency in the Central Region, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin says Ghana is facing a huge challenge with COVID-19 because people do not appreciate its effects on Ghana’s economy.

Mr Afenyo-Markin says we are in for a real fight but people do not take the situation at hand serious.

He said we need to all appreciate the situation at hand and that is the only way we can successfully come out on top.

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“On the issue of easing restrictions, I think a lot will depend on us. People don’t seem to appreciate the whole issue of the pandemic and how it is affecting our economy. We need to accept this collective decision and comply”

“We need to adhere to all the preventive measures to minimize community spread. We need to be disciplined,” he said on Joy FM’s Newsfile.

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is expected to have a significant adverse impact on the global economy.

Governments around the world are implementing various fiscal measures to mitigate the adverse effect and provide relief for businesses and households.

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has admitted that it was impossible for the government to have continued the partial lockdown imposed on Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi beyond the three weeks announced by President Akufo -Addo.

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According to him, the Ghanaian economy, which is largely informal, could not sustain that decision beyond the three-weeks.

“When you look at what happened during the lockdown. It was quite clear after a point that given the 90% of our population is informal and they go out each day to earn wages, it became increasingly impossible to continue with such a policy,” he said.

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant adverse impact on the global economy.

In Ghana, though the government is implementing various fiscal and monetary measures to mitigate the adverse effect and provide relief for businesses and households, the outbreak has brought three years of economic growth of 6% or more to a sudden halt, with the Ministry of Finance anticipating that growth could slow to 1.5%, the least in 37 years.

Already, President Akufo-Addo has stated that the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic could affect Ghana’s growth rate from 7 percent on average to 2.5 percent if the situation persists until the end of 2020.

The Finance Minister, also stated that Ghana will record a significant drop in revenue target for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic because the country is recording a huge decline in revenue from the port, petroleum revenue receipts as well as tax revenue.

He, however, indicated that the cumulative effect of the novel coronavirus pandemic will cost Ghana GHS9.505 billion.

COVID-19 cases in Ghana has risen to 5,638 with 1,460 recoveries.

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