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The 2026 budget talks of 800,000 jobs. More than 500,000 people enter the labour market each year. The World Bank says the growth is not hiring fast enough.
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Unemployment among people aged 15 to 24 stayed above 32% after 6% growth in 2025. Seven in ten of the unemployed were under 35.
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Closed forest cover fell 23.4% between 2015 and 2021. That is 3,386 square kilometres gone.
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Ghana has about 288 forest reserves. Galamsey has wiped 8,900 hectares of that estate. That is 12,500 football fields.
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Forestry Commission said about 23,000 hectares were restored in a year. The Lands Ministry listed 8,900 hectares of forest reserve as wiped by illegal mining.
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Lands Ministry figures: 258 galamsey suspects, 200 excavators, 1,469 pumping machines. Nine forest reserves were named the worst wrecked.
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The Value for Money Office must certificate single-source jobs and contracts above about $10 million. Finance Ministry says that can cut contract inflation 10 to 15% and save about GHS3 billion a year. The director-general is still acting.
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The 2026 daily minimum wage is GHS21.77. That is 9% above GHS19.97. Single Spine public-sector pay rose 9% with it.
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Presidency political appointees fell from 357 to 233. The 2026 Jubilee House compensation line still rises after a cut in 2025.
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A nationwide government payroll headcount removed 47,638 names. 5,673 salaries were held. In January 2026 another 2,563 government salaries were frozen.
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Government transferred GHS12.9 billion to the energy sector in 2025 after adding a GHS1 petroleum levy. The World Bank marked the energy recovery programme unsatisfactory.
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ECG collects 85% of what it should. The World Bank programme wants 93% by end-2027. ECG and NEDCo losses together are about $1.5 billion against a $525 million target.
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Ghana needs 350 million gallons of water a day. It produces 219 million. Smart meters fitted from 2017 are still not fully read remotely.
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Ghana Water found 685 illegal taps in Accra and billed GHS18.5 million. It has collected GHS6.5 million. Non-revenue water is 47.6% against a 45% PURC cap.
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The Chamber of Mines puts the mining tax burden at 54 to 58%. Royalty on large-scale gold is a sliding 5 to 12%. The production levy is back to 1%.
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The VAT stack was 21.9% when Nivea Ghana shut in December 2023. From January 2026 it is 20%. Company tax is still 25%.
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Official remarks put the cedi’s 2025 gain near 40% against the dollar. Bank of Ghana negative equity is still about GHS96 billion.
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Inflation hit 54% in 2022. It was 5.4% at end-2025 and 5.3% in June 2026. Every GHS1,000 became about GHS500 at the peak.
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The 2025 primary surplus was 2.5% of GDP. The fiscal rule is 1.5%. The 2026 budget keeps the 1.5% target.
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Q1 2026 revenue and grants came in at GHS57.5 billion against a GHS60.2 billion target. Non-oil tax is targeted at 14.1% of GDP this year.
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