Parliament passes ¢129 billion Appropriation Bill

 

Parliament has passed the Appropriation Bill 2021 to give the public authority the green light to spend the amount of ¢129 billion to back government activities during the monetary year starting January, 1 and finishing 31 December 2021. 

The endorsement approved the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to pull out cash from the Consolidated Fund and different assets to back the public authority's ventures. 

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The section of the demonstration is as per article 106 (13) of the 1992 Constitution and request 119 of the Standing Orders of the House. 

An aggregate of ¢30.3 billion will be utilized to support the pay of public area workers while ¢25.6 billion will be provided food for wages and pay rates. 

The public authority has likewise allotted ¢4.5 billion for Covid-19 related consumptions. ¢200 million has additionally been assigned for the Covid-19 Alleviation Program (Electricity and Water) with another ¢929 million put to the side to get Covid-19 immunizations (Operations and acquirement). 

The House likewise affirmed an allotment of ¢597 million for the National Covid-19 Response and another ¢1.4 billion to give wellbeing foundation inside the 2021 monetary year and among different consumptions.