CLEAN : Ghana and IMF agree billion dollar loan package

The video discusses fiscal challenges, including a lack of strict controls on public finance management, leading to increased public debt. It highlights reforms to address payroll irregularities and aims to stabilize the macroeconomic environment, boosting investor confidence and fostering growth.

What were some of the issues with public finance management mentioned in the video?

• Well-targeted subsidies

• Strict controls on public finance

• Decreasing public debt

• Large uncontrolled wage bill

What is the main goal of the plan to address payroll irregularities?

• Increase the number of workers

• Detect and remove ghost workers

• Reduce the wage bill

• Increase subsidies

What is the expected outcome of securing the payroll system and database?

• Prevention of future irregularities

• More irregularities

• Higher wage bill

• Increase in public debt

What is one of the aims of the program discussed in the final section?

• Destabilize the macroeconomic environment

• Reduce economic growth

• Restore investor confidence

• Increase public debt

How does the program plan to achieve a more stable macroeconomic environment?

• By increasing the wage bill

• By ignoring public debt

• By reversing past trends

• By increasing subsidies