To safeguard the economy, free SHS and other policies need to be reviewed – Economist

The government should reassess all current flagship schemes in light of the economic difficulties our country is currently experiencing, according to Chartered Economist Emmanuel Amoah-Darkwah.

He suggested that initiatives like free SHS and other policy interventions should be reevaluated in light of the current economic crisis in an interview with Rainbow Radio 87.5FM’s Frontline.

He suggested that initiatives like free SHS and other policy interventions should be reevaluated in light of the current economic crisis in an interview with Rainbow Radio 87.5FM’s Frontline.

He claimed that there is an economic crisis in Ghana and that our country must take action. If you ask me, I think the flagship programmes should be where we start when trying to solve the problem. We should make that choice if we think that the free SHS, planting for food and jobs, and other schemes need to be reconsidered. Ex-gratia must be abolished if we feel it should. In these trying times, let’s make the difficult choice to scale back the size of government.

What has changed since the administration announced plans to evaluate free SHS? he enquired.

We would be able to receive an update from the government, along with information on the price and any revisions. Reduced government size is beneficial. In order to lower recurrent costs, some ministries ought to be merged. We must focus more on addressing corruption-related activities and procurement difficulties. Although these are difficult times, the government has long since reached a point where tough choices must be made.