He said this might be an uncomfortable transition but “we are a people who think deeply, and we must progress and become a people who also make things for ourselves and the World.”

Mr Ofori-Atta was presenting the 2020 2022 Budget Statement to Parliament on Wednesday.

The theme for the 2022 is “Building a sustainable entrepreneurial nation: fiscal consolidation and job creation.”

The Minister said, “we must embrace this challenge of becoming a vibrant entrepreneurial nation.”