There’ll be a freeze on the hiring of the civil and public servants, according to the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta. It forms part of the strategies to save Ghana some money.
This forms part of the 2023 Budget Statement and Financal Policy.
“As far as possible, meetings and workshops should be done within the official environment or government facilities; Government sponsored external training and Staff Development activities at the Office of the President, Ministries and SOEs must be put on hold for the 2023 financial year; Reduction of expenditure on appointments including salary freezes together with suspension of certain allowances like housing, utilities and clothing, etc.; A freeze on new tax waivers for foreign companies and review of tax exemptions for free zone, mining, oil and gas companies; A hiring freeze for civil and public servants; No new government agencies shall be established in 2023; There shall be no hampers for 2022; There shall be no printing of diaries, notepads, calendars and other promotional merchandise by MDAs, MMDAs and SOEs for 2024; All non-critical project must be suspended for 2023 Financial year.”
Source: A1radioonline.com|101.1MHz|Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith|Ghana
