As part of measures to deal with the current economic hardships the country is facing including the high cost of fuel and the depreciation of the cedi, government announced, effective April, salaries of government appointees will be slashed by 30%.
It is in this light that the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, has written to the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) to begin the deductions from source.
In a letter dated April 19, 2022, she said; “The Controller and Accountant General Department and the Chief Executives of State-Owned Agencies (SOEs) are directed to deduct at source 30 percent of the salaries of ministers of states (including Deputy Ministers), District Chief Executives of MMDAs, Chief Executive officers and Deputy Chief Executive officers of SOEs with effect from 1st April to December 2022 and pay some into the consolidated fund.”
The letter also noted that all MDAs, MMDAs, and SOEs should reduce fuel allocations to political appointees and heads of MDAs, MMDAs, and SOEs by 50%.
Meanwhile President Akufo-Addo noted that government is capable of implementing home-grown solutions to the current economic challenges of the country.
“It is no secret that our economy is going through difficult times. It is also no secret that we are not alone in that exercise.
“The many of the phenomena that we are facing are phenomena that are apparent in many other parts of the world but that doesn’t therefore mean that government is impotent in trying to find solutions,” the President said.
Source: ghanaweb.com
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NANA the promise keep ,we love you, you're not like some people who took back their 10% through Julius Debrah.
Leadership by example, Long live Ghana, Long live NANA ADDO and Long Live the NPP
Who will believe this ,even if you do it you will find another means to get it back .Gov has systems to take the money but systems to check gov expenditure is not there or if it there is not working because they are not independent. I hope we learn our lessons from our mistakes and put down measures to cut down the waste in all gov sectors. GHANA must be interested in producing and and even export for foreign exchange .Also be able to keep some funds in storage for situation like this .Food is another problem , if gov can target districts for particular food crops it can increase stock and reduce high rising of food price. Fuel is most times that control the economy ,if gov can get good investor for TOR their production will reduce inflation .