The Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has written to the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) to begin the 30% deduction of salaries of all government appointees.
This was contained in a letter dated April 19, 2022. The deductions took effect from the first of this month and will run through to December this year. The amount is supposed to be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
President Akufo-Addo had earlier announced the reduction in salaries for all his appointees up to 30%. This was one of the measures introduced by the government to deal with the economic problems facing the country. The letter also asked Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies, Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies and State Owned Enterprises to implement immediate measures to ensure that expenditure on meetings and conferences are reduced by 50%.