Mounting public sector salaries threaten Ghana's economic stability – Accountant-General

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Ayambuga Sylvester 4 months ago

Is it the reason for which some of us haven't received July salary ?

Is it the reason for which some of us haven't received July salary ?
Bahubali 4 months ago

Of course, salaries and emoluments of appointees like CEOs, Ministers, MPs, BoDs and their corrupt acts are what is crippling the nation from growing revenues generated by the average workers with poor working conditions. Pol ...
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Of course, salaries and emoluments of appointees like CEOs, Ministers, MPs, BoDs and their corrupt acts are what is crippling the nation from growing revenues generated by the average workers with poor working conditions. Politicians are the ones misusing our revenues, just say it out loud and stop the rhetorics.
Zach 4 months ago

eei then that means ghana is very poor compared to several developing countries not to talk about developed countries,how much are those government workers paid even

eei then that means ghana is very poor compared to several developing countries not to talk about developed countries,how much are those government workers paid even
NPP= NANA'S POVERTY PROMOTERS 4 months ago

Well, the government should put it's feet down if not they will facing a lot of problems. For example during the nursing Association negotiations, they were asking for so many ridiculous allowances like funeral allowance, car ...
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Well, the government should put it's feet down if not they will facing a lot of problems. For example during the nursing Association negotiations, they were asking for so many ridiculous allowances like funeral allowance, car import allowance, remote village allowance etc.. If doctors, pharmacists, architects, undertakers, UTAG, student nurses, Chiefs, police, CLOGSAG, TEWU etc.. are all demanding such bonuses, Ghana will become bankrupt in one day.
jigijigi 4 months ago

Well said.
In fact during the regime of the PNDC and NDC, the government made some gains managing public sector bills but get to the tail end of the tenure of the Rawlings regime there was a flurry of public sector demands w ...
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Well said.
In fact during the regime of the PNDC and NDC, the government made some gains managing public sector bills but get to the tail end of the tenure of the Rawlings regime there was a flurry of public sector demands which ended up reversing the gain made under austerity measures.
XYZ 4 months ago

Nana Addo's time, it was around the same percentage, even though his size of government was double what scam man John Airbus Mahama has and still the figures are the same? then there is something wrong somewhere. Other facto ...
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Nana Addo's time, it was around the same percentage, even though his size of government was double what scam man John Airbus Mahama has and still the figures are the same? then there is something wrong somewhere. Other factors may be part, but the percentage should reduce. Airbus Mahama is deceiving Ghanaians.
AKP 4 months ago

Shut up! Don't you take salaries and allowances? Forfeit yours, and I will forfeit mine.

Shut up! Don't you take salaries and allowances? Forfeit yours, and I will forfeit mine.
Sage 4 months ago

Are these employees not providing services for which are paid for?

Are these employees not providing services for which are paid for?
Bahubali 4 months ago

Of course, salaries and emoluments of appointees like CEOs, Ministers, MPs, BoDs and their corrupt acts are what is crippling the nation from growing revenues generated by the average workers with poor working conditions. Pol ...
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Of course, salaries and emoluments of appointees like CEOs, Ministers, MPs, BoDs and their corrupt acts are what is crippling the nation from growing revenues generated by the average workers with poor working conditions. Politicians are the ones misusing our revenues, just say it out loud and stop the rhetorics..
Tugatuga 4 months ago

You're right

You're right

Clean Sheet 4 months ago

One CEO salary can pay more than 15 average worker salaries. Are we not mad as a nation?

One CEO salary can pay more than 15 average worker salaries. Are we not mad as a nation?
Tugatuga 4 months ago

Exactly my thoughts

Exactly my thoughts
Demetrius 4 months ago

Why should somebody who is paid 90,000 to 200,000ghs a month go on pension with that money till death whilst somebody with 2,500ghs goes to SSNIT with 400ghs pension a month. All these people are govt workers. Not to talk abo ...
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Why should somebody who is paid 90,000 to 200,000ghs a month go on pension with that money till death whilst somebody with 2,500ghs goes to SSNIT with 400ghs pension a month. All these people are govt workers. Not to talk about SOEs, Cocobod, ,BOG, Parliamentarians, Judges, Military top brass, etc, etc. They are the people milking the nation not a fresh graduate, nurse, etc or CEO in a public service on a single spine structure. They don't contribute a dime to SSNIT yet the retire on their salary. Why this disparity? If you put all traditional leaders on the payroll what do you expect. Akuffo Addo did that.

For a solution, from the presidency, judiciary, BOG, parliamentarians, etc to cleaner all should be put on the singles spine scale no more cap 30 and article 71. We will see how the pay structure will breath no choking. Mr Controller and President Mahama over to you....
Tugatuga 4 months ago

Excellent submission my brother

Excellent submission my brother
Aboaba Odonkor 4 months ago

Do you think the politicians who are direct beneficiaries will agree to this?. Never.

Do you think the politicians who are direct beneficiaries will agree to this?. Never.
Kwamina 4 months ago

@Demetrius. I can not agree with you more. There is something fundamentally wrong with Ghana. How can someone who is paid 90,000 to 200,000 Cedis a month go on pension with that salary until they die. We need a leader who can ...
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@Demetrius. I can not agree with you more. There is something fundamentally wrong with Ghana. How can someone who is paid 90,000 to 200,000 Cedis a month go on pension with that salary until they die. We need a leader who can address these injustices in our society.
Araba 4 months ago

You looked on umconcernes when your dirty akuffo addo was loading the public sector with cronies and party members. You allowed partisanship to crowd your objectivity as an accountant. Shame on all of you who allowed nppigs ...
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You looked on umconcernes when your dirty akuffo addo was loading the public sector with cronies and party members. You allowed partisanship to crowd your objectivity as an accountant. Shame on all of you who allowed nppigs to put Ghana in this mess.
Furious WITCH 4 months ago

Monkey. Big fool

Monkey. Big fool
A Ghanaian. 4 months ago

Salaries allowances and wages have been choking our revenues since independence. Dependance on good wook is what is killing us. For the 24 hour economy to be successful we need factories owned by individuals

Salaries allowances and wages have been choking our revenues since independence. Dependance on good wook is what is killing us. For the 24 hour economy to be successful we need factories owned by individuals
Francis Mccarthy 4 months ago

That is SHAME. With less than Ghs30 a day minimum wage. Oooh! Ghana. Eu tourism alone brings in over €30billion anually. ( Individual eu country)

That is SHAME. With less than Ghs30 a day minimum wage. Oooh! Ghana. Eu tourism alone brings in over €30billion anually. ( Individual eu country)

SOS 4 months ago

This is not rocket science so why did entire governments, parliaments, academia and opinion groups in the country didn't see it coming?

As3m s3 b3.

This is not rocket science so why did entire governments, parliaments, academia and opinion groups in the country didn't see it coming?

As3m s3 b3.
Be wise 4 months ago

You and others take home huge salaries like Sammy Gyamfi takes home and you blame the ordinary civil servant. Shame on you. Call Mahama to fix it.

You and others take home huge salaries like Sammy Gyamfi takes home and you blame the ordinary civil servant. Shame on you. Call Mahama to fix it.
Abi 4 months ago

Collect tax from every business not the private sector only, marketplace,corner shops, street vendors, mechanics,tailors, hair dressers, carpenters every one i mean every one

Collect tax from every business not the private sector only, marketplace,corner shops, street vendors, mechanics,tailors, hair dressers, carpenters every one i mean every one
KK 4 months ago

Why is it that whenever the NDC is in power public sector wages and salary become an issue? Throughout JDMs first term Seth Tekpeh then was always crying about public sector wages incidentally throughout Nana Addos reign neve ...
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Why is it that whenever the NDC is in power public sector wages and salary become an issue? Throughout JDMs first term Seth Tekpeh then was always crying about public sector wages incidentally throughout Nana Addos reign never was public sector wages was mentioned by any of the finance ministers or their allies as a course for concern. NDC why?
VINCENT 4 months ago

ARTICLE 71 ,OFFICE HOLDERS THE BANE REVENUE GENERATION AND STABILITY.

ARTICLE 71 ,OFFICE HOLDERS THE BANE REVENUE GENERATION AND STABILITY.
K larbisco 4 months ago

Since when did you know all this?

Since when did you know all this?
K larbisco 4 months ago

Where is the 24hour economy?

Where is the 24hour economy?
KofSam 4 months ago

The salaries of the average Ghanaians should not suffocate Ghana’s economic stability as alluded to by the accountant general. The accountant general must rather address the insane salaries and fringe benefits of the MP’s ...
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The salaries of the average Ghanaians should not suffocate Ghana’s economic stability as alluded to by the accountant general. The accountant general must rather address the insane salaries and fringe benefits of the MP’s and the CEO’s and other government appointees. Even in the advanced countries, some appointees do not get half of the fringe benefits given to those in Ghana . Why all these useless fringe benefits.?
Kofi 4 months ago

There should be a strategic decision by the government to shrink the public sector and to transfer some roles in health and education to private players. Also, the non-custody sentencing for criminal offences, crime preventio ...
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There should be a strategic decision by the government to shrink the public sector and to transfer some roles in health and education to private players. Also, the non-custody sentencing for criminal offences, crime prevention measures and adoption of technology should be done to right size the Prisons Service, the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Atmes Forces, whose pension burden on the public purse is growing. These are baby steps the government should consider and take.
Accranie 4 months ago

If One Reads The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born Book/ The Picture It Paints Of What Had Become Of The Gh Society Post Independence Is One Of A Society Found To Have Abandoned The Commissioned Project Of Nation Building& Had ...
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If One Reads The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born Book/ The Picture It Paints Of What Had Become Of The Gh Society Post Independence Is One Of A Society Found To Have Abandoned The Commissioned Project Of Nation Building& Had Devolved/ If One Considers The Time The Book Was Written Covering Events Of That Time One Can Only Wonder What Gh Officialdom Is At The Current Times

Zion 4 months ago

When did you notice this....... you didn't see this when NPP was in government. Shame on you...

When did you notice this....... you didn't see this when NPP was in government. Shame on you...
jigijigi 4 months ago

Institutions like the GRA, SSNIT, ROC who substantially digitalised their operations, should explain why that hasn't les to them reduce the size of their work force.

Institutions like the GRA, SSNIT, ROC who substantially digitalised their operations, should explain why that hasn't les to them reduce the size of their work force.
the government is the devourer of state monies.. 4 months ago

..when you have a government appointees taking home over 100,000 cedis and still doesn't spend a dime from it because the state provides accommodation, bills, entertainment, cleaning, vehicle, cook, holiday allowances and oth ...
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..when you have a government appointees taking home over 100,000 cedis and still doesn't spend a dime from it because the state provides accommodation, bills, entertainment, cleaning, vehicle, cook, holiday allowances and others, what must be expected??
why can't modesty define our way of life in government settings.. just have a look at the renumeration of these CEOs, directors, managers of state enterprises and you'll wonder if Ghana is a paradise... we hear of salaries and allowances of fellow Ghanaians in government offices and we wonder what they're going to do with all that money.
George 4 months ago

Accountant-General thanks for speaking out. I hope the Government will listen to you. So far, all we have seen is further expansion of the public sector in the form of recruitments in the security sector, etc. Very little job ...
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Accountant-General thanks for speaking out. I hope the Government will listen to you. So far, all we have seen is further expansion of the public sector in the form of recruitments in the security sector, etc. Very little jobs are created in the private sector.
Tikuma 4 months ago

It is not enough to just point to the challenge. The Accountant General should also suggest remedies to govt to address the situation

It is not enough to just point to the challenge. The Accountant General should also suggest remedies to govt to address the situation
Abel 4 months ago

Tell your boss Mr Mahama to reduce the number of gorro boys the politicians push into government businesses.

Tell your boss Mr Mahama to reduce the number of gorro boys the politicians push into government businesses.
Francis Boateng 4 months ago

If the Contoller and Accountant General sits unconcerned for ghost names to dominate our pay rolls that is what happens. Seriously he should be sacked if ghost names are detected on the pay rolls.,because such names are put ...
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If the Contoller and Accountant General sits unconcerned for ghost names to dominate our pay rolls that is what happens. Seriously he should be sacked if ghost names are detected on the pay rolls.,because such names are put on the pay rolls by his own officers.
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Kevin 4 months ago

The high monies of the controller and other CEOs has never realized the necessity to reduction; the smaller once are always talk about-meanwhile monies for on CEO can pay more than 500 people

The high monies of the controller and other CEOs has never realized the necessity to reduction; the smaller once are always talk about-meanwhile monies for on CEO can pay more than 500 people
Badiako the future president 4 months ago

if you employ someone like sammy gymfi and pay for even his slaves and come here to complain that we use all our taxes to pay for these civil servants then what do we want us to do.

if you employ someone like sammy gymfi and pay for even his slaves and come here to complain that we use all our taxes to pay for these civil servants then what do we want us to do.

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