Cut gov’t workers' pay - Mahama advised

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Kweku 10 years ago

THE BLOATED SIZE OF THE GOVT SHOULD BE REDUCED, NUMBER OF MPS RATIONALISED, BOARD MEMBERS CUT AND SERIAL CALLERS TAKEN OFF GOVT'S PAYROLL.

THE BLOATED SIZE OF THE GOVT SHOULD BE REDUCED, NUMBER OF MPS RATIONALISED, BOARD MEMBERS CUT AND SERIAL CALLERS TAKEN OFF GOVT'S PAYROLL.
JUNGLE 10 years ago

YOU ARE AN ARM CHAIR INTELLECTUAL. GO TO THE POLICE AND CHECK THEIR SALARY STRUCTURE BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR DIRTY MOUTH WIDE. THE MUCH TALKED-ABOUT SINGLE SPINE FOR THE POLICE IS PEANUTS.GO AND CHECK THE SALARY OF THE IGP AND C ...
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YOU ARE AN ARM CHAIR INTELLECTUAL. GO TO THE POLICE AND CHECK THEIR SALARY STRUCTURE BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR DIRTY MOUTH WIDE. THE MUCH TALKED-ABOUT SINGLE SPINE FOR THE POLICE IS PEANUTS.GO AND CHECK THE SALARY OF THE IGP AND COMPARE IT TO THAT OF OTHER HEADS OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Bibini-Akanfuo 10 years ago

Cut wages,without the accompanying price controls. But given the entrenched levels of corruption within our society,coupled with the general avertion to sacrifice,such a policy initiative is bound to fail. In any event, has t ...
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Cut wages,without the accompanying price controls. But given the entrenched levels of corruption within our society,coupled with the general avertion to sacrifice,such a policy initiative is bound to fail. In any event, has this or any future administration got the guts to move in this direction? I can see AFAG,TAF and the myriad of other alphabet groups going to court to mount all kinds of legal challenges,even though I believe the executive has the power to rein in the runaway wage bill.
Governor 10 years ago

Mahama doesnt listen, he needs to be impeached.

Mahama doesnt listen, he needs to be impeached.
THE PEOPLE 10 years ago

Thirty ordinary workers salaries are still less than what one MP or deputy minister pockets each month. For the others, let us forget to avoid suicide.

Thirty ordinary workers salaries are still less than what one MP or deputy minister pockets each month. For the others, let us forget to avoid suicide.
OKOE 10 years ago

PUBLISH THE NAMES OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO DRAFTED THE SINGLE SPINE SALARY STRUCTURE TO EXPLAIN HOW THEY CAME BY THIS RIDICULOUS PROPOSAL ON SALARIES TO GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT. DID THEY COME UP WITH HOW THE SALARIES WOUL ...
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PUBLISH THE NAMES OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO DRAFTED THE SINGLE SPINE SALARY STRUCTURE TO EXPLAIN HOW THEY CAME BY THIS RIDICULOUS PROPOSAL ON SALARIES TO GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT. DID THEY COME UP WITH HOW THE SALARIES WOULD BE PAID FOR AND FROM WHERE? I THINK THOSE MEMBERS WERE USING THEIR STOMACHS AND NOT THEIR BRAINS TO DETERMINE THE SALARIES.
T.T 10 years ago

NDC is a very good Party. They bribe the Forces; Police, Army, Supreme Court judges etc. with fat, fat salaries so they can continue with their nefarious activities without let or hindrance.But Ghanaians will suffer the conse ...
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NDC is a very good Party. They bribe the Forces; Police, Army, Supreme Court judges etc. with fat, fat salaries so they can continue with their nefarious activities without let or hindrance.But Ghanaians will suffer the consequences.
Obed Adore 10 years ago

Wow, Was the SSS policy not approved to be implemented by the NPP Kufour government their "fortunate' election loss and departure?... I believe shelving the already baked, served and appetizing steaming SSS dish could have be ...
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Wow, Was the SSS policy not approved to be implemented by the NPP Kufour government their "fortunate' election loss and departure?... I believe shelving the already baked, served and appetizing steaming SSS dish could have been a political suicide to NDC.. I believe the whole SSS idea was not well thought out by the NPP planners. I wish the NPP had remained in power to implement this program.. NPP was just lucky indeed to have dodged this SSS disaster.
KWABENA OHEMENG,LONDON. 10 years ago

What is happening in Ghana is a joke.The government spending 70% of its revenue to pay salaries of workers most of whom are unproductive.This is absolutely unsustainable.The government must immediately suspend all salary incr ...
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What is happening in Ghana is a joke.The government spending 70% of its revenue to pay salaries of workers most of whom are unproductive.This is absolutely unsustainable.The government must immediately suspend all salary increases except for the lowly paid and review downards all alowances paid to state employees including MPS and ministers of state.It should also establish a task force to examine all payrolls of government organizations and flush out the thousands of ghost workers on them(Korle Bu teaching hospital alone has over 400 ghost workers) and hold accountable those who have been pocketing the salaries of the ghost workers.A sizeable percentage of government workers'salaries go to ghost workers.
Boye 10 years ago

Cut the number of ministers, presidential staffers & MPs down first. Look at their car loans, salaries, allowances etc. etc

Cut the number of ministers, presidential staffers & MPs down first. Look at their car loans, salaries, allowances etc. etc
There Is 10 years ago

Please, please, listen what the PhD man is saying must be taken into account. First, the truth is, yes, some are enjoying what is over the top incomes and everyone is aware of the pain most hard working citizens are going thr ...
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Please, please, listen what the PhD man is saying must be taken into account. First, the truth is, yes, some are enjoying what is over the top incomes and everyone is aware of the pain most hard working citizens are going through. Therefore, politicise aside, and rather state to aspect the fact and truth being said by the people with experience of advising and educating the masses. Please, lead by example and reduce the government's payroll mess.
Bibini-Akanfuo 10 years ago

Prof. Amoako Baah,may be he should try selling this prescription to the faculty members(UTAG) of the Pol Sc. Dept at KNUST first,so we can gauge and learn from their reaction.

Prof. Amoako Baah,may be he should try selling this prescription to the faculty members(UTAG) of the Pol Sc. Dept at KNUST first,so we can gauge and learn from their reaction.
Abokyi Kanto 10 years ago

Where did you get your PhD? You are a disgrace to that university. You do not deserve it. I do not know who gave you that platform to make that senseless suggestion. You should rather ask UST to cut your personal salary FIRST ...
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Where did you get your PhD? You are a disgrace to that university. You do not deserve it. I do not know who gave you that platform to make that senseless suggestion. You should rather ask UST to cut your personal salary FIRST. I urge you to organize a press conference in Accra and put your suggestion to the nation and get the reaction. You are one of those who hide behind the university wall and make all sorts of un-academic suggestions to confuse governments and out of that get all sorts of dubious posts. Come again.
Papa Yaw 10 years ago

True

True
earl Jones 10 years ago

Cutting salaries will cause a lot of resentment and agitation from the labour force. A prudent way to do it is to mobilise additional revenue for government through:
- A total cost recovery on all government services. Servic ...
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Cutting salaries will cause a lot of resentment and agitation from the labour force. A prudent way to do it is to mobilise additional revenue for government through:
- A total cost recovery on all government services. Services were subsidised because wages were low. Now that wages are good, why continue to subsidize ?
- increase axes and winding the tax net to include non essentials. For instance, no vat on taxis. Why?
- privatise housing. Government should not be providing free housing for employees when most of them own their own homes. They simply rent them out and get subsides accomodation from government.
- remove free services to senior civil servants.
- increase VAT and make sure revenue leakages are cuter tailed wherever they occur - our ports, hospitals etc.
- services should be means tested. Those on household incomes of $3000 or more per months should pay more for services.
- inject efficiency in government services. Performance related pay should be introduced.
- increase corporate taxes and incentivises those multinationals who spend their profits in the local economy and discourage repatriation of wages by multinationals.
The labanese, Chinese and Indians are destroying the economy by repatriating our foreign currency reserves.
They provide services to civilians and take the profits outside the country without putting it back into the local economy.

Reducing salaries us not the answer and any such move will make the government unpopular and cause public disaffection.
If the government is not sure of what to do, bring in international external consultants to realign your strategy and policy. It has been done elsewhere. The uk faced a similar problem and were able to fix it. ITNIS so much of wages as a percentage of GDP that is the problem, but a failure on the part of government to recover cistern and mobilise revenue effectively.
In the UK and US by the time a civil servant finishes spending their monthly income, more than have of it would have gone back to the treasury in the firm of direct and value added taxes.
Modibo Keita 10 years ago

Mahama should reduce the number of his Ministers, the deputy ministes and the numbers of 4X4 cars they use.What do the large number of Ministers and their deputies do? Start from the Castle and bring down the high cost of run ...
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Mahama should reduce the number of his Ministers, the deputy ministes and the numbers of 4X4 cars they use.What do the large number of Ministers and their deputies do? Start from the Castle and bring down the high cost of running the government that is doing nothing for the people of this Country.
mr Tina 10 years ago

With all the monies police receive, they are still corrupt. Mahama listing to this man, and save ghana from collapsing. single spine will send ghana to it grave.

With all the monies police receive, they are still corrupt. Mahama listing to this man, and save ghana from collapsing. single spine will send ghana to it grave.
npp_419$ 10 years ago

It is very dangerous to cut salaries.NDC will bitterly be defeated in 2016 if Mahama attempts to slash salaries.

It is clear NPPians would even advise Mahama-led gov to cut low salaries of workers but this wont work out we ...
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It is very dangerous to cut salaries.NDC will bitterly be defeated in 2016 if Mahama attempts to slash salaries.

It is clear NPPians would even advise Mahama-led gov to cut low salaries of workers but this wont work out well for NDC.No country or government has done that before.
Kofi, Denmark 10 years ago

It may sound better if the government will come out with idea of paying tax according to your erning capacity. Even with this the NDC gov must be cautious or they will loose 2016 elections.

It may sound better if the government will come out with idea of paying tax according to your erning capacity. Even with this the NDC gov must be cautious or they will loose 2016 elections.
AWOH 10 years ago

should be cupped and the politician too

should be cupped and the politician too
clarence 10 years ago

I personally think this must start from the n, Vice President, Members of parliament, CEOs, Politicians minister of state, must take the lead, they must cut for a year and the ordinary will follow. Most of them live in free h ...
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I personally think this must start from the n, Vice President, Members of parliament, CEOs, Politicians minister of state, must take the lead, they must cut for a year and the ordinary will follow. Most of them live in free housing facilities, free medical facilities, free water supply etc.
Uhuru 10 years ago

The prez should be the first, downsize his numerous advisers. that of the MPs, deputies etc but nor that of Ghanaian workers. Leadership by example and Woyome to pay us and all monies paid to GYEEDA, AKONFEM to be retrived as ...
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The prez should be the first, downsize his numerous advisers. that of the MPs, deputies etc but nor that of Ghanaian workers. Leadership by example and Woyome to pay us and all monies paid to GYEEDA, AKONFEM to be retrived as soon as possible
Joe 10 years ago

If NDC listens, they will never label suggestions as partisan, that is the reason why we are in this mess. If you have ministers and deputy ministers who does not even deserve to be SHOW SHINE BOYS/GIRLS and paying them quan ...
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If NDC listens, they will never label suggestions as partisan, that is the reason why we are in this mess. If you have ministers and deputy ministers who does not even deserve to be SHOW SHINE BOYS/GIRLS and paying them quantum salaries of course the economy will be bad as we see now. I see some of these appointees as NOT QUALIFIED and INCOMPETENT and the earlier Mahama who himself is not qualified to be president realizes it, Ghana is doomed. With all these resources, NDC could have done better than what they are doing now.
Obed Adore 10 years ago

This idea although good, will be politically suicidal to the current government.. Some ministries must be merged and redundant staff given lay-off or early retirement packages.. The government is just too large.. MPs too are ...
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This idea although good, will be politically suicidal to the current government.. Some ministries must be merged and redundant staff given lay-off or early retirement packages.. The government is just too large.. MPs too are just too many 275 for a small country like Ghana? Hmmmmnn
peace 10 years ago

too many mps and too many minister

too many mps and too many minister
from Texas 10 years ago

Somebody with masters degree is receiving 3m which is 150 dollars what can he aford to do with this now you want to add insults to his injuires. Dr Amoako baah you are enemy of progress u dont love your country

Somebody with masters degree is receiving 3m which is 150 dollars what can he aford to do with this now you want to add insults to his injuires. Dr Amoako baah you are enemy of progress u dont love your country
Mallam Tula 10 years ago

I strongly believe that you are the sick man sitting in your Texas home and need some mental prescription todat -PRONTO; can you hear yourself at all !!!!; what Dr Baah is saying is the realistic strategy to solving our budge ...
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I strongly believe that you are the sick man sitting in your Texas home and need some mental prescription todat -PRONTO; can you hear yourself at all !!!!; what Dr Baah is saying is the realistic strategy to solving our budget deficit ; he not saying every should downscale their this should targetted to the people who now received execessive wages ; I do agree with his ptoposal because coupled with other measures like duplicate wage corruption this could bring down the deficit in about two years time ; this will our grading to go up again because these iNternational are saying ; we do not care what you we all that say is cheap talk and delivery ; WHERE IS THE BEEF JONMMAHAMA.
Tabia. 10 years ago

There are so many govt employees in our Govt institutions who have retired and re- engaged. Those people should be made to retire honourably and create work for themselves and others. This will make people prepare for their r ...
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There are so many govt employees in our Govt institutions who have retired and re- engaged. Those people should be made to retire honourably and create work for themselves and others. This will make people prepare for their retirement before retiring, create employment for others too . The effect is that govt will end up employing less people and can pay them well.
Okrah Tailor 10 years ago

Mahama should start from himself by reducing his by 60%. Then he can decend to the others. Afterall what benefits has ghanains gain during his turn of office. If indeed he wants ghana to move on then this is the time.

Mahama should start from himself by reducing his by 60%. Then he can decend to the others. Afterall what benefits has ghanains gain during his turn of office. If indeed he wants ghana to move on then this is the time.

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