The Clergyman of Money, Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta has uncovered that administration burned through GHS143 million on the free water and power for life saver customers notwithstanding planning for GHS200 million.
At the pinnacle of the Covid pandemic in 2020, government declared free water and power subsequent to forcing a lockdown as a component of measures to battle the spread of the diseases.
Introducing to Parliament how assets have been exhausted by the public authority to handle the Coronavirus, Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta told the house "GHS200 million was made accessible with the expectation of complimentary water and power for life saver buyers, out of this, GHS143 million was used."
As indicated by the Money Pastor, albeit the intercessions acquainted by the public authority with battle the Coronavirus pandemic were striking, definitive and merciful, it has additionally been expensive.
"Mr. Speaker, you will review that on 30th Walk 2020, I said something to Parliament that the financial effect of Covid19 pandemic on the economy of Ghana following the execution of the Covid lightening program started.
"Besides, during the introduction of the 2020 mid-year spending plan financial arrangement, I showed that the strengthening demand incorporated the program subsidizing of GHS19.3billion from different money sources to help the financial plan both straightforwardly and in a roundabout way. On the consumption side, a measure of GHS11. 16billion was modified for Coronavirus related costs. The distinction of GHS8.14 billion was a program to accommodate deficit in income.
"In 2021, the spending plan program of an aggregate sum of ¢4.6billion for Coronavirus related costs. It is actually significant that the Service of Money activates the required monetary assets while the different Coronavirus intercessions and related cost were executed by the applicable area services and organizations," Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta told Parliament.
The Money Priest's presence in Parliament today comes after the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin cautioned that no business from the Service will be taken care of until the Priest represents Coronavirus reserves.
After the report on the spending on Coronavirus today, the Minority says Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta has been untruthful and conflicting in his show.
They have required a bi-hardliner test to make quick work of how Coronavirus reserves were utilized.
blogpay
Total Comments: 0