Osei Kyei Mensa-Bonsu
The finance ministry has indicated that a report by JoyNews claiming that Government has spent Ghc 1.7 billion on Coronavirus (Covid-19) is incorrect.
“The Ministry hereby informs the general public that these publications are incorrect,” the ministry said in a rejoinder issued by its Public Relations Unit.
It explained that “the Ghc 1.7 billion reflects expenditures on only two items under the Covid-19 related expenditures, namely, Covid-19 Alleviation Programme 1 (CAP1) and Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan 1.”
According to the rejoinder, “other Covid-19 expenditures were Covid1-9 Alleviation Programme 2 (CAP2), Covid-19 Preparedness Plan 2, Provision of Health Infrastructure, Seed Fund for Capitalization of Development Bank, among others.”
Below is the full statement
By Melvin Tarlue