Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has unveiled major financial allocations in the 2025 budget, targeting key sectors such as education, infrastructure, social protection, and disaster relief.
The allocations, he said, are designed to support the government’s economic recovery agenda while addressing immediate national concerns and fostering long-term development.
Among the key allocations highlighted in the budget are:
- Big Push Programme – GH¢13.85 billion (US$892.9 million)
- No-Academic-Fee Policy for First-Year Public Tertiary Students – GH¢499.8 million (US$32.2 million)
- Free Sanitary Pads for Female Students – GH¢292.4 million (US$18.9 million)
- Support for Akosombo Dam Spillage Victims – GH¢242.5 million (US$15.65 million)
- Relief for Tidal Wave Victims in Ketu South – GH¢200 million (US$12.9 million)
- Free Secondary Education Programme – GH¢3.5 billion (US$225.8 million)
- Provision of Free Curricula-Based Textbooks – GH¢564.6 million (US$36.4 million)
- School Feeding Programme – GH¢1.788 billion (US$115.7 million)
- Capitation Grant – GH¢145.5 million (US$9.4 million)
- Teacher Trainee Allowances – GH¢203 million (US$13.1 million)
- Nursing Trainee Allowances – GH¢480 million (US$30.9 million)
- National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) – GH¢9.93 billion (US$640.6 million)
- Ghana Road Fund – GH¢2.81 billion (US$181.3 million)
- District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) – GH¢7.51 billion (US$484.5 million)
- Agriculture for Economic Transformation Agenda (AETA) – GH¢1.5 billion (US$96.8 million)
- Seed Fund for Women’s Development Bank – GH¢51.3 million (US$3.3 million)
- National Apprenticeship Programme – GH¢300 million (US$19.4 million)
- ‘Adwumawura’ Programme – GH¢100 million (US$6.5 million)
- National Coders Programme – GH¢100 million (US$6.5 million)
The allocations reflect the government’s commitment to boosting economic growth, enhancing social welfare, and improving infrastructure development.
