Ghana Slashes Salaries Of Government Officials
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Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo and his ministers have cut their salaries by 30 per cent under measures to reduce spending as the country struggles with higher fuel costs from the...
show moreFinance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta announced that foreign travel by government appointees, except for critical missions, and the purchase of imported vehicles had been suspended with immediate effect.
He says the government hoped to save around $400 million through the measures.
The minister says other measures include a 50-per cent cut in fuel coupon allocations for all political appointees and heads of government institutions.
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