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On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, the Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson presented his first budget for the nation.
The budget was crucial to Ghanaians since it is the first in the second administration of President John Dramani Mahama.
Prior to the 2025 budget, political actors and economists as well as the various unions shared their expectations notably the stands of the NDC government on the abolishing of what many described as nuisance taxes.
According to the Finance Minister, the budget sets Ghana on a path of fiscal responsibility, debt sustainability, macroeconomic stability and job creation. Adding that the budget is about resetting the economy and restoring hope.
Meanwhile, the minority in Parliament has accused the NDC of manipulating data in the 2025 budget.
In every budget, the government allocates funds for the various sectors and programmes to ensure proper implementations.
Below are the funds allocated for the various sectors and programmes:
1. GH¢13.85 billion: Allocation for the Big Push Programme.
2. GH¢499.8 million: Allocation for the No-Academic-Fee policy for first-year students in public tertiary institutions.
3. *GH¢292.4 million*: Allocation for the distribution of free sanitary pads to female students in primary and secondary schools.
4. GH¢242.5 million: Allocation to support victims of the Akosombo dam spillage.
5. GH¢200 million: Allocation to support victims of the tidal wave disaster in the Ketu South constituency.
6. GH¢3.5 billion: Allocation for the free secondary education program.
7. GH¢564.6 million: Allocation for comprehensive provision of free curricula-based textbooks.
8. GH¢1.788 billion: Allocation for the School Feeding Programme.
9. GH¢145.5 million: Allocation for the Capitation Grant.
10. GH¢203 million: Allocation for the payment of teacher trainee allowances.
11. GH¢480 million: Allocation for the payment of nursing trainee allowances.
12. GH¢9.93 billion: Allocation for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
13. GH¢2.81 billion: Allocation for the Ghana Road Fund.
14. GH¢7.51 billion: Allocation for the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF).
15. GH¢1.5 billion: Allocation for Agriculture for Economic Transformation Agenda (AETA).
16. GH¢51.3 million: Allocation as seed fund for the establishment of the Women’s Development Bank.
17. GH¢300 million: Allocation for the National Apprenticeship Programme.
18. GH¢100 million: Allocation for the ‘Adwumawura’ Programme.
19. GH¢100 million: Allocation for the National Coders Programme
Source: Elvisanokyenews.net
