Member of Parliament (MP) for Effia, Isaac Boamah Nyarko has argued that the allocated budget for most ministries is insufficient, potentially hindering their ability to operate effectively.
His comments come after Parliament concluded its debate on the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
In an exclusive interview on Channel One Newsroom, the Effia MP noted that the Ministry of Roads and Highways, the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition as well and the Ministry of Agriculture received cuts in their budgetary allocation.
Citing the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, he asserted that less than GHC 13 million was allocated for the area of services.
This, he believes, renders the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), which operates under the ministry and requires resources to undertake research with limited funds to undertake its role.
Boamah Nyarko warned that this seeming trend will create challenges for Ghanaians as the ministries will lack adequate funds to operate.
“If this trend continues from where we sit, I sit on the Finance Committee now and if you look at the allocations that are coming, then Ghanaians will have a lot of difficulty in terms of how much is being given to the ministries.
“Most of these allocations are going into compensation but when it comes to goods and services that is where the challenges lie,” he said.
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