We’ve ‘enough Resources’ For Free SHS
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said the Akufo-Addo government has ample resources to bankroll its Free Senior High School policy without needing to touch the Heritage Fund. “We are financing...
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Group Welcomes U-Turn On Financing Free SHS With Heritage Fund
A civil society group in the oil sector has welcomed government’s decision not to use the Heritage Fund to finance its proposed free Senior High School programme. An endowment reserve, the Fund,...
Pull Breaks On Social Intervention Programmes To Fund Free SHS – Kofi Bentil
Vice president of policy think tank IMANI Ghana, Kofi Bentil says government must close down some social intervention programmes and use monies invested in them to finance the free education policy....
IMF Agrees To 1-District, 1-Factory Project
The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Marfo, has said that government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached an agreement for government to roll out its ‘one district, one factory...
We Won’t Use Heritage Fund For Free SHS – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has stated that the Akufo-Addo led government will not use the Heritage Fund to bankroll the free Senior High School policy. “We are financing the Free SHS education...
Osafo Marfo Is Wrong, We’ll Not Touch Heritage Fund – Fin. Minister
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has dismissed proposition by Senior Minister Yaw Osarfo Maafo that government intends to run the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy with the Heritage Fund. Hon....
Ken Ofori Atta and Osafo Marfo Contradict On Source of Funding
Finance minister, Ken Ofori Atta has dismissed claims that the Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration has initiated actions to finance its free Senior High School (SHS) policy with petroleum revenues...
We Won’t Touch Heritage Fund
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said the Akufo-Addo government has no intention of touching the Heritage Fund to bankroll the Free Senior High School policy. “We are not going to touch the...
Free SHS; Don’t Use Heritage Fund, Use ABFA – ACEP Tells Government
African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has joined calls for government to rescind the decision to finance its flagship free Senior High School policy with petroleum revenues kept in the Heritage...
Govt Will Not Finance Free SHS With Heritage Fund- Ofori Atta
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has stated that government will not finance the Free Senior High School (SHS) promise it made with the Heritage Fund. This, is in sharp contrast with earlier...
Government To Review Petroleum Act
Government will soon review the Petroleum Act to make it possible for it to use the Heritage Fund for key developmental projects, Senior Minister, Yaw OsafoMaafo has announced. According to the...
Debate On Heritage Fund Usage For Free SHS Premature – MP
A Member of Parliament for Bibiani-Anhweaso-Bekwai, Kingsley Aboagye-Gyedu has described as premature criticisms about government’s decision to reserved oil revenue known as Heritage Fund to...
Fiscal Discipline’ll Help Implementation – Nsowah
Financial discipline on the part of the Akufo-Addo-led government will sustain the Free Senior High School programme, Michael Nsowah, a former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, has...
Palanisamy Sworn In As Tamil Nadu’s New CM But Uncertainty Still Looms
Edappadi Palanisamy, an ally of jailed and disgraced Indian politician VK Sasikala has been sworn in as the next chief minister of Tamil Nadu state, ending a week-long tussle over succession marked...
Free SHS: No Decision Has Been Taken To Use Heritage Fund
A New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP on Parliament’s Finance Committee says government has not taken any definite decision to use the Heritage Fund to finance the free senior high school (SHS) policy....
We’ll Resist Attempt To Fund Free SHS With Heritage Fund – Minority
The minority in parliament has said it will fiercely resist any attempt by government to finance its free SHS policy with the Heritage fund. According to the minority, the decision by the...
Stay Off Heritage Fund – Minority MPs Roar; Vow To Resist Its Use For Free SHS
The minority members in parliament say they will resist any attempt by the government to amend the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA) to enable it use proceeds from the Heritage Fund to finance...
PPP, CPP Kick Against Moves To Use Heritage Fund For Free SHS
Some political parties have kicked against Senior Minister Osafo-Maafo’s suggestion for government to consider using the Heritage Fund for the implementation of the free SHS policy this year. The...
Funding Free SHS With Heritage Fund A ‘sensible Idea’ – Kwesi Pratt
The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has described as a ‘sensible idea’ proposals to use percentages of the Heritage Fund to fund the free Senior High School (SHS)...
Kwaku Asoma-Cheremeh Appears Before Appointments Committee
Vetting of Regional ministers ends today as three Regional Ministers-designate appears before Parliament's Appointments Committee. Currently, Kwaku Asoma-Cheremeh, Brong Ahafo Regional...