General News of Tuesday, 17 August 2021Source: rainbowradioonline.comAn economist Dr. Julius Kwaku Kattah, has underscored the need for persons cited for irregularities in the Auditor-General’s report to be punished. Some of the infractions included contract irregularities, tax irregularities, procurement irregularities, payroll irregularities, cash irregularities, challenges retrieving loans from debtors among others. The report notes that outstanding debts and challenges in retrieving loans from debtors accounted for a chunk of the irregularities perpetrated by the statutory institutions, totaling GH¢10 billion. This was followed by cash irregularities which accounted for over GH¢1.8 billion and procurement irregularities, GH¢848 million. He suggested for those who deserve jail term to be sent to jail and those who are to refund monies to do so so it would serve as a deterrent to others.

Source: GhanaWeb August 17, 2021 12:00 UTC