Parliament approves budget for Presidency, Council of State; Minority raises concerns
By: Augustus Acquaye Parliament has approved 2.74 billion cedis for the services of the government machinery for next year. Government Machinery consists of the office of the President and public organisations which fall outside sectoral responsibilities for which the office of the President exists to provide administrative, managerial and technical services. They include Council of State […]
OSP to file 10 corruption cases and recover 5 assets in 2024
By: Edzorna Francis Mensah The Office of the Special Prosecutor, OSP, is expected to receive and act on referrals of investigations of alleged corruption and corruption-related offences by Parliament, the Auditor-General’s Office, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, the Economic and Organized Crime Office and other public bodies for the year ending 31st […]
Finance Minister to present Mid-year Budget July 27
By: Augustus Acquaye The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, will present the Mid-year Budget on the 27th of next month. The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, disclosed this in Parliament as he presented the Business Statement for next week. The Government’s Mid-Year Financial Projections Statement, or Mid- Year Review updates the economic assumptions and financial projections detailed in the State […]
Black Stars had budget to bribe referees, but we withdrew it – Former Sports Minister
By Nathaniel Nartey Have you ever wondered what constitutes a budget for the Black Stars? Former Minister of Youth and Sports Nii Lante Vanderpuye gave an insight into this when he made some damning revelations about the components of a budget for the Black Stars. According to him, the Senior National Team had a “Ways […]