2027 Budget to be presented at 6 pm on Thursday – Bagbin

The 2027 Budget Statement and Economic Policy will be presented to Parliament at 6pm on Thursday, November 12, Speaker Alban Bagbin has announced. The Speaker disclosed this in Parliament on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, saying he had approved a request by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson for the presentation to take place in the evening. “I granted the Minister for Finance that the budget, which is to be presented on Thursday will be presented in the evening. And he gave good reasons why he wants it to be presented in the evening,” Mr Bagbin said. Mr Bagbin said Parliament would adjust its sitting schedule to ensure members were not fatigued before the Finance Minister’s presentation.