To ensure irreversibility, we are implementing the following measures to tackle some
of the long - term structural issues: a. capping
of the statutory
funds at 25 percent
of government tax revenues b. operationalization
of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to consolidate all government
funds at the Bank
of Ghana c. tightening
of expenditure controls in GIFMIS to minimize inefficiencies and budget overruns d. strict enforcement
of the PFM Act, as
well as the
Public Procurement Act, to ensure efficiency in public procurement, and e. adoption of the competitive tender process, which is eliminating wastage and giving Ghanaian taxpayers real value for their
Public Procurement Act, to ensure efficiency in
public procurement, and e. adoption of the competitive tender process, which is eliminating wastage and giving Ghanaian taxpayers real value for their
public procurement, and e. adoption
of the competitive tender process, which is eliminating wastage and giving Ghanaian taxpayers real value for their money.
This brought cuts to
public hospital
funding and a proposal for a GP co-payment: hallmarks
of policy measures geared around reducing health
expenditure rather than impacts on people and what was
best for the sustainability and effectiveness
of the health system overall.