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The 2021 Auditor-General's report has indicated that all government flagship programmes cost the country over GH¢9 billion.

Some of these programmes include, the most talked about Free SHS policy, NaBCO, National Identification Programme, One District One Factory (1D1F), COVID-19 Activity and Vaccine, National Cathedral project.

The Auditor-General's report indicated that an amount of GH¢1,409,997,719.41 was allocated to Free Senior High School Programme-SHS/TVET while GH¢797,190,169.55 was pumped into Fertilizer Subsidy/Planting for Food and Jobs project.

Regarding the government’s subsidy for BECE/WASSCE, a total amount of GHC114,232,072.16 was expended.

The 2021 report further stated that the government spent an amount of GHC242,283,846.97 on COVID-19 Free Water while COVID-19 Activity & Vaccine during the outbreak gulped GHC1,557,846,913.38.

A total of GH¢142,762,500 was also allocated to the controversial National Cathedral project in 2021.

In total, the Auditor-General stated that the government spent GH¢9,197,771,663.74 on its flagship programmes.

The Auditor-General report was prepared in pursuance of Section 81 (1) of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) and Regulation 217 of Public Financial Management Regulations, 2019 L.I. 2378.