As part of his administration’s continuous efforts to cut public spending, President John Dramani Mahama has immediately stopped paying and allocating fuel allowances to all political appointees.
The news was made on Tuesday, July 15, in a formal presidential declaration signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of Government Communications.
The release states that the directive’s goal is to reduce government expenditure and reroute money to important priority areas.
The statement pointed out that the administration is committed to setting an example despite the current economic challenges.
“The President believes that leadership must also bear its part of the sacrifices it is calling on the people to make,” the statement said.
This action is the most recent in a string of austerity measures that the Mahama administration has implemented.
Recent actions include the termination of satellite TV subscriptions for the Presidency and other state institutions, as well as a major decrease in the size of government through the appointment of fewer ministers and presidential staff.
This decision was made just twenty-four hours before the GHS1.00 levy, which is anticipated to be applied to each liter of petrol bought at the pump, goes into effect.
According to the administration, the main goal of the tax is to give the Ministry of Energy enough money to buy fuel for the production of electricity.
