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The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns over the government\u2019s recent borrowing of GH\u00a27 billion from the treasury bills market to compensate contractors outside of its budgetary allocations.<\/p>\n

According to the Minority, this practice of extending expenditure beyond the budget for political purposes is exacerbating the depreciation of the Cedi against the dollar.<\/p>\n

Addressing reporters on Wednesday, May 15, the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, condemned the government\u2019s reckless spending and called for fiscal discipline.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey are on an expenditure spree, spending money as if there is no tomorrow. In the last few days, we are aware that they have paid approximately GH\u00a27 billion to contractors, off-budget contractors, off-budget expenditures, GH\u00a27 billion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey borrowed from the T-Bill market, so they borrowed the money from ordinary Ghanaians then they paid this money to these contractors, and the contractors are also not certain so they have engaged in currency substitution.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe contractors got Cedis and went and changed it into US dollars and kept the money because of a lack of confidence in the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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