Mid-Year Budget Review: What happened to the Ghc40m promise to Ghana’s creative industry?

Mid-Year Budget Review: What happened to the Ghc40m promise to Ghana's creative industry? | Showbiz on Market Place

In the 2026 Budget presented last November, government announced two major interventions for Ghana's creative sector, a GH¢20 million Film Fund and a GH¢20 million Creative Arts Fund. Fast forward to the 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review, and while Parliament has been updated on funding for several flagship programmes, there appears to be no mention of these two funds.

Kenneth Awotwe Darko explores what it means for the creative economy.