We're cutting unnecessary spending to fund important national initiatives – Gunn

The Deputy National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Godwin Ako Gunn, has explained that the government is cutting unnecessary spending to free up resources for critical national programmes.

Speaking on Morning Starr with Naa Dedei Tettey, Ako Gunn said the measures are part of the administration’s wider “reset agenda.”

“We’ve decided to cut off a lot of unnecessary expenditure to make room for more important things that will benefit the people of Ghana,” he stated.

He added that even government appointees are affected by the cost-cutting measures.

“Even those that affect us as appointees… we’ve decided to cut off a lot of unnecessary expenditure,” Ako Gunn said.

Ako Gunn also highlighted the recent restrictions on publicly funded travel and training programmes for state institutions as an example of the reforms.

The directive, issued by President John Dramani Mahama, instructs state-owned enterprises and public institutions to suspend foreign travel for training and conferences unless absolutely necessary.

“If you strongly believe in a reset and properly managing our resources… we must not waste money when we can get it locally,” he said in defense of the policy.

The Mahama administration has rolled out several austerity-style measures to reduce government expenditure in response to concerns about Ghana’s fiscal position.

Authorities say the steps are aimed at stabilising public finances and redirecting funds toward development and job creation initiatives.

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