Additionally, he declared a 50% fuel price reduction for government equipment.
Given the current economic challenges facing Ghanaians, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that he has reduced his pay by 30%. This is clear evidence of the government’s difficulties.Additionally, he declared a 50% fuel price reduction for government equipment. He asserts that the 30 percent compensation decrease applies to all ministers and government appointees.
Speaking at Independence Square’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration this year, he remarked “All of us will need to make some sacrifices in order to have the room we need to navigate the choppy waters of the current economic troubles. Ministry, department, and agency spending have all been reduced by 30%. My salary as well as the pay of all other appointees have been decreased by 30%. The amount of fuel coupons allotted has been cut in half, and other expenditures have been put on hold.”
The reduction in funding for metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies (MMDAs) for the first quarter of 2022 by about 20% is one of the measures the administration announced to keep the economy humming. As talks with the administration continued, he also begged the striking teachers to go back to work.
For the benefit of the pupils, he asked the teachers to rethink their choice. According to him, Ghanaians must support the government throughout the COVID-19 pandemics and the Russia-Ukraine war’s trying times.
