Government to slash salaries of appointees by 20-30%
Sources within government indicate that salaries of appointees could reduced by between 20% and 30%.
According to Asaaseradio, discussions are ongoing over the proposal and the outcome would be made public after a cabinet meeting today, March 21, 2022.
The move is to protect social interventions such as the school feeding programme among others.
According to sources, critical among the issues to be discussed is whether to maintain the 20-30% cut across board or increase it.
In all, ministers, heads of state enterprises as well as heads of municipal and district assemblies will have their salaries affected.
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Call to slash salaries
Ransford Gyampo, an associate professor in the political science department of the University of Ghana, in a recent open letter called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to reduce the size of his government and slash the salaries of appointees by 30%.
As part of measures to keep the economy running, the government announced earlier this year that allocation to municipal, metropolitan and district assemblies (MMDAs) for the first quarter of 2022 will see some 20% reduction.
In a tweet over the weekend, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, the political strategist has called on the communication machinery of the Akufo-Addo administration to be more proactive in letting the public know certain measures the government has taken to “deal with the fiscal difficulties.”
“I am reading good suggestions on how to deal with the fiscal difficulties, like cutting down on govt expenditure. But, already spending is down by more than 20% and MDAs are feeling the pinch. The Presidency alone has cut expenditure down by over 30%. Govt must up its PR game!” the political stalwart tweeted on Saturday (19 March).
