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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has defended its decision to deduct 10 per cent of salaries of teachers who reside in government bungalows as payment for rent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Service, the decision has been necessitated by the constant queries it receives from the Auditor-General\u2019s Department and the consequent invitation by Parliament\u2019s Public Accounts Committee (PAC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Head of Public Relations of GES, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, in a statement on Wednesday, noted that the Auditors referred to the Ministry of Finance\u2019s Circular No. 133385\/05\/06 NTR CAGD dated 15th May, 2006, which indicated that occupants of Government bungalows are required to pay 10% of their basic salary as rent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She, therefore, explained that the Service is only abiding by the recommendations of the external auditors and the directives of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament that \u201cGES should charge the appropriate rent on staff occupying government bungalows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn order to avoid further audit queries which culminate in summons before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on the subject, the Director-General has directed all Cost Centre Managers of the Service to be guided by the Ministry of Finance\u2019s Circular and charge the appropriate rent of 10% on the basic salary of staff who occupy government bungalows as official accommodation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cManagement of GES wishes to reiterate that it is not the GES which is imposing the rent or determining how much is to be paid but purely being guided by the Ministry of Finance\u2019s Circular and the admonitions of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament,\u201d part<\/p>\n\n\n\n

of the release read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After news broke about the said deduction, teacher unions, particularly, the National Association of Graduate Teachers promised to resist the directive<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President of the Association, Angel Carbonu, said should government force its members to pay, teachers will quit the extra work they do that requires them to live in the bungalows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Unions decried the fact that payments are expected to be backdated to 2006 when the policy was enacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Mrs Ampofo in the release indicated that Management of the Service has noted the concerns and will hold a meeting to that effect in the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has defended its decision to deduct 10 per cent of salaries of teachers who reside in government bungalows as payment for rent. 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