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Gov't has eased burden of Ghanaians with introduction of Free SHS- Finance Minister

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Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ofori-Atta says Government has eased the burden of hundreds of thousands of Ghanaians and invested in the future of children with the introduction of the Free Senior High School, (SHS) programme.

Mr. Ofori-Atta said this when he delivered the 2019 Budget Statement in Accra on Thursday, November 15, 2018.

He said the introduction of free SHS has also provided immediate cash benefits to the parents adding that “for a parent with a boarding SHS student, you save GH¢2,015.22 and a parent with a boarding TVET student you save GH¢2,115.22.”

“Over a three-year period a parent with a boarding SHS student would have saved nearly GH¢6,045. The savings is about Gh¢120million old Cedis if you have two children going through the free SHS.

“We increased the school feeding programme from 1.6 million children to 2.1 million children, and also increased the amount spent on each child by 25 percent,” he added.

He said for the first time in history, the whole of Ghana was enjoying Free SHS with free meals (Both boarding and day), free boarding accommodation and free textbooks for students.

The Minister said the Free SHS in 2017 provided over 90,000 additional teenagers an opportunity to get Senior High School education and improve their opportunities for work in the future.

“In 2018, as a result of the innovative double track system, we have been able to accommodate 181,000 more students who otherwise could not have access to secondary education,” he stated.

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