The government has unveiled the 2025 national budget, outlining significant allocations to various critical sectors aimed at driving economic growth and social development.
Education and healthcare received substantial funding to improve infrastructure, enhance service delivery, and support ongoing reforms. The agricultural sector also saw increased investment, focusing on boosting productivity and ensuring food security.
Infrastructure development, including road networks and digital connectivity, remained a priority, while the energy sector received funding to support sustainable and renewable energy projects.
Social protection programmes were bolstered to cushion vulnerable populations, and funds were allocated to strengthen security and law enforcement across the country.
The government emphasized its commitment to prudent financial management and economic stability, aiming to address both immediate needs and long-term developmental goals.
- GH¢13.85 billion: Allocation for the Big Push Programme.
- GH¢499.8 million: Allocation for the No-Academic-Fee policy for first-year students in public tertiary institutions.
- GH¢292.4 million: Allocation for the distribution of free sanitary pads to female students in primary and secondary schools.
- GH¢242.5 million: Allocation to support victims of the Akosombo dam spillage.
- GH¢200 million: Allocation to support victims of the tidal wave disaster in the Ketu South constituency.
- GH¢3.5 billion: Allocation for the free secondary education program.
- GH¢564.6 million: Allocation for comprehensive provision of free curricula-based textbooks.
- GH¢1.788 billion: Allocation for the School Feeding Programme.
- GH¢145.5 million: Allocation for the Capitation Grant.
- GH¢203 million: Allocation for the payment of teacher trainee allowances.
- GH¢480 million: Allocation for the payment of nursing trainee allowances.
- GH¢9.93 billion: Allocation for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
- GH¢2.81 billion: Allocation for the Ghana Road Fund.
- GH¢7.51 billion: Allocation for the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF).
- GH¢1.5 billion: Allocation for Agriculture for Economic Transformation Agenda (AETA).
- GH¢51.3 million: Allocation as seed fund for the establishment of the Women’s Development Bank.
- GH¢300 million: Allocation for the National Apprenticeship Programme.
- GH¢100 million: Allocation for the ‘Adwumawura’ Programme.
- GH¢100 million: Allocation for the National Coders Programme