{"id":54146,"date":"2022-11-08T07:50:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T07:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=54146"},"modified":"2022-11-08T07:51:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T07:51:00","slug":"savings-of-%c2%a21bn-can-be-made-if-akufo-addo-reduces-budget-to-his-office-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=54146","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Savings of \u00a21bn can be made if Akufo-Addo reduces budget to his office \u2013 Mahama<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Former President John Dramani Mahama has noted that the budget to the Office of the President in 2022 was too high.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the budget has been increased from \u00a2700million to \u00a23.1billion this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Mahama asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to cut the budget to his office in these times of economic difficulties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe budget for the Office of the President has ballooned, over the last six years, from GH\u00a2700m to GH\u00a2 3.1bn in 2022,\u201d he tweeted on Tuesday November 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added \u201cFor expenditure rationalization to be successful, it must first start in the President\u2019s office. Substantial savings of GH\u00a21bn can be made by slashing the budget.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His comments come at a time the government is seeking support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to deal with the economic challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Akufo-Addo says negotiation is going on well despite claims by some quarters that it is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: 3news.com|Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? Submit them via our email\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President John Dramani Mahama has noted that the budget to the Office of the President in 2022 was too high. He said the budget has been increased from \u00a2700million to \u00a23.1billion this year. 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