I’ve Cut Down My Salary By 30% Due To Economic Hardship In The Country-Prez. Nana Addo To Ghanaians
The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo Addo has announced that owning to the prevailing hardship in the country which has seen a steep decline in the living standards of the average Ghanaian, he has cut sown his salary by 30%.
He made this announcement at this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration at Independence Square while also revealing there’s a 50% cut on fuel for government machinery. According to him, all ministers and government appointees are not expempted from the 30% percent salary reduction.
He quote as saying; “We are all going to have to make some sacrifices to afford us the space to navigate the troubled waters of the current economic difficulties.
The expenditure of ministries, departments, and agencies had been cut by 30%. The salaries of all appointees including myself have been reduced by 30%. Fuel coupon allocations have been slashed by 50% and other expenditure and other expenditures suspended.”
