Ghana allocates 11.3 billion cedis to roads
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Starr FM
The Ghanaian government plans 11.3 billion cedis for the Ministry of Roads and Highways in the 2027 budget, including 7.8 billion for capital expenditure and 3.5 billion for road maintenance. The funds are intended to improve links between communities, production areas and markets, according to Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson.
The Ghanaian government has allocated 11.3 billion cedis to the Ministry of Roads and Highways in the 2027 budget to improve links between communities, production centres and markets, Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson announced before Parliament on Thursday 12 November.
The allocation includes 7.8 billion cedis for the ministry’s capital expenditure and 3.5 billion for the Road Maintenance Trust Fund, intended for road maintenance, according to Ato Forson.
The budget separately provides 28 billion cedis for the Big Push programme, intended to finance major infrastructure projects. Of this allocation, 2 billion cedis is earmarked for the Ghana Market Access and Connectivity Project and 400 million for the start of construction of the Volivo Bridge, the minister said.
The road allocations are part of Ghana’s 2027 budget, which provides for total spending of 389.2 billion cedis. The government had also announced that it would introduce no new taxes in 2027.
