General News of Saturday, 9 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comFuel coupon allocations slashed by 50%Sacrifice to help us navigate economic hardships – Akufo-Addo begs Ghanaians in Eid messageGhana runs to IMF for financial bailoutPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that his salary and that of all his appointees have been cut by 30%. The salaries of all appointees including myself have been reduced by 30 percent. It would be recalled that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, July 1, 2022 instructed the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to commence official engagements with the International Monetary Fund. "We confirm Ghana officials have been in touch to request IMF support for a homegrown economic program. The Fund stands ready to assist Ghana & looks forward to starting initial discussions in the coming weeks," the IMF stated.
