The prudent management of the economy has resulted in the reduction of revenue that goes into payment of wages and salaries,\u00a0President John Dramani Mahama has said.<\/p>\n
According to the President, the over 73 percent of tax revenue that went into wages and salaries, has drastically reduced to 49 percent and the government hopes to reduce that figure to 35 percent in 2017.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”1NagkN93uuVSFrPPqHQQiR0xRnmv2886″]Speaking at a forum in Kumasi, President Mahama acknowledged that bringing down the expenditure was a challenge but stated that, \u201ctoday, wages and salaries as a percentage of tax revenue has come down to 49 percent and we continue to bring it down because the ideal recommended percentage is 35 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYour wages and salaries should not amount to more than 35 percent of your total revenue. We brought it from 73 to 49 and we hope that by end 2017, we should be able to hit that target,\u201d the President added.<\/p>\n
President Mahama expressed further optimism that a reduction in that figure would allow for more disposable income for Ghanaians.<\/p>\n
“When that happens, it means it frees up more revenue for you to invest in livelihood and to be able to invest in socioeconomic infrastructure and all that,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Ghana’s programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has forced\u00a0government to reduce employment in the public sector, among other austere measures.<\/p>\n
The government has thus been criticized for stifling critical sectors of the economy from the needed human resource.<\/p>\n
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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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