{"id":451206,"date":"2017-12-31T13:49:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T13:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/31\/hawa-koomson-budget-mistake-explanation-doesnt-wash-amissah-arthur\/"},"modified":"2017-12-31T13:49:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T13:49:27","slug":"hawa-koomson-budget-mistake-explanation-doesnt-wash-amissah-arthur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/31\/hawa-koomson-budget-mistake-explanation-doesnt-wash-amissah-arthur\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawa Koomson Budget: &#8216;Mistake&#8217; explanation doesn&#8217;t wash \u2013 Amissah-Arthur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Sunday, 31 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>classfmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-31<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/71342620.295.jpg\" alt=\"Amissah Arthur Nice\" title=\"Amissah Arthur Nice\" width=\"295\" height=\"184\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Former Vice-President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1514728167_451_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Former Vice-President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has said he does not believe there was any mistake in the controversial GHS1billion budget of the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives, as explained by sector minister Mavis Hawa Koomson.<\/p>\n<p>In the ministry\u2019s budget, which was approved by parliament, 275 ambulances will be procured at a unit cost of GHS354,750 totaling GHS97,556,250.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty warehouses would be constructed at a unit cost of GHS1,652,469 totaling GHS82,623,480.<\/p>\n<p>Also, 1000 solar-powered mechanical boreholes would be constructed at a unit cost of GHS132,000 totaling GHS132,000,000.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, 1000 \u201cwater closet institutional toilets with mechanised boreholes and solar panels\u201d would be constructed at a unit cost of GHS187,000 totaling GHS187,000,000.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty micro-enterprises would also be constructed at a unit cost of GHS550,000 totaling GHS 27,500,000.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the rest of the items in the budget approved for the ministry led by Mavis Hawa Koomson:<\/p>\n<p>275 projects at a unit cost of GHS1,100,000 totaling GHS302,500,000<\/p>\n<p>Construction of 100 markets at a unit cost of GHS1,100,000 totaling GHS110,000,000<\/p>\n<p>Internal Management or Organisations totaling GHS8,600,000<\/p>\n<p>Hiring of office accommodation for Middle Belt and Coastal Belt Development Authority and Regional Offices totaling GHS15,000,000<\/p>\n<p>Legal and Administrative Framework Review \u2013 GHS1000,000<\/p>\n<p>Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Refurbishment \u2013 GHS3000,000<\/p>\n<p>Procurement of Office Furniture and Fixtures \u2013 GHS6,500,000<\/p>\n<p>Local and International Affiliation \u2013 GHS2,500,000<\/p>\n<p>Procurement of Office Supplies and Consumables \u2013 GHS3,000,000<\/p>\n<p>Tendering Activities \u2013 GHS759,970<\/p>\n<p>Treasury and Accounting Activities \u2013 GHS500,000<\/p>\n<p>Procurement of Computers and Accessories \u2013 GHS1,500,000<\/p>\n<p>Manpower Skill Development \u2013 GHS3,500,000<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Training \u2013 GHS2,000,000<\/p>\n<p>Planning and Policy Formulation \u2013 GHS3,500,000<\/p>\n<p>Policies and Programme Review Activities \u2013 GHS1,500,000<\/p>\n<p>Publication and Decimination of Policies and Programmes \u2013 GHS500,000<\/p>\n<p>Development and Management of Database \u2013 GHS400,000<\/p>\n<p>Research and Development \u2013 GHS1,000,000<\/p>\n<p>Development of Website \u2013 GHS800,000<\/p>\n<p>Budget Preparation \u2013 GHS2,000,000<\/p>\n<p>Budget Performance Reporting \u2013 GHS500,000<\/p>\n<p>Management and Monitoring of Policies and Projects \u2013 GHS3,000,000<\/p>\n<p>Ms Koomson has explained that the GHS800,000 allocation for the website was a mistake. It was rather GHS80,000, she explained.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mr Amissah-Arthur told Accra-based Joy News&#8217; Central Regional Correspondent, Richard Kwadwo Nyarko on Saturday that: \u201cThe explanations I am getting, I don\u2019t accept them because even if it was a mistake, the total should have reflected that but that is not the case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To him, technocrats at the Ministry of Finance should be blamed for the bloat. <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cIf they did not do their work well, I will not excuse them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 49 updated by: 49 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Sunday, 31 December 2017 Source: classfmonline.com 2017-12-31 Former Vice-President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur Former Vice-President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has said he does not believe there was any mistake in the controversial GHS1billion budget of the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives, as explained by sector minister Mavis Hawa Koomson. 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