5,861 ghost names deleted from government payroll - Terkper
11 February 2016 at 12:21Terkper said from January to Sept 2015 alone, 5,861 names of people were deleted with a cumulative savings for the 9mnths of about GH₵111,256,375.44.___4674828___https:______static.pulse.com.gh___webservice___escenic___binary___4674828___2016___2___11___12___accrareport-imf-bailout-will-consolidate-ghanas-lower-middle-income-status-says-ghanas-minister-of-finance-seth-terkper
A total of 5,861 people have been deleted from governments payroll, saving the nation GH₵111,3 million, the Finance Minister
He said, "From January to Sept 2015 alone 5,861 people deleted with a cumulative savings for the 9mnths of about GH₵111,256,375.44."
The deletion of the ghost names was part of government structural reforms to prevent reins in spending.
He said the implementation of the Electronic Salary Payment Voucher has allowed for real-time validation of each employee before the payment of monthly salaries.
Finance Minister <a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/local/mid-year-budget-review-times-are-hard-and-tough-financial-analyst/b9sh34s">Ken Ofori Atta</a> is expected to present the mid-year budget review and supplementary estimates for the financial year to parliament on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said about 15 million Ghanaians now have bank accounts following the implementation of <a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/local/offertory-and-tithe-to-be-paid-through-mobile-money-as-churches-introduce-e-payments/fdz0mhf">mobile money payment</a> interoperability.
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