Gender Minister pushes scrapping of taxes on School Feeding payments to caterers

The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has called on government to scrap taxes on payments issued to caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme.

Her comment aimed at enhancing the quality of meals provided to pupils across the country following government’s recent decision to increase the feeding grant from GH¢1.50 to GH¢2 per child per meal.

According to the Minister, the intervention forms part of broader efforts to improve both the quality and quantity of meals served under the programme.

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Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, she said the tax cancellation is expected to reduce the financial burden and enable caterers provide more nutritious meals.

She further explained that the government had removed the tax component from payments to ensure caterers receive the full approved amount.

“One of the other things we have also done, and we are hoping it will go a long way to relieve caterers, is to remove the tax component in the payment to caterers so that they will have a bit more relief in terms of the money they receive and how they prepare nutritious meals to feed the children,” she said.

She added that further enhancements to the School Feeding Programme would depend on the availability of resources and additional financial clearances from government.

The Ghana School Feeding Programme remains one of the government’s flagship social intervention initiatives, providing daily meals to pupils in public basic schools while supporting enrolment, attendance and retention.

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