The Office of the President’s expenditure returns document submitted to the Finance Committee of Parliament has revealed that the office of the Chief of Staff spent in excess of ¢240 million on goods and services for the year 2020 alone.
Ranking Member on the Committee, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson observed that the said expenditure was more than a 1000 per cent increment since 2016.
According to Dr Forson, the enormous increase is proof of how the Akufo-Addo administration has mismanaged the economy.
“I can tell you that this amount is not useful, it is just way too much because I am comparing it to the amount we’ve spent in previous years. No government has spent this much before,” he said on JoyNews.
Dr Forson said 90 per cent of the money went into the purchase of vehicles.
Meanwhile, President Akufo-Addo has refuted claims that mismanagement by his administration cannot be blamed for the current challenges facing the economy.
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