Parliament has approved a total of GH¢34.9 billion for five ministries for the 2026 financial year on day one of the approval process.
The House on Tuesday considered and approved the budget hearing reports from the various committees for the Ministry of Roads and Highways, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources, and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection.
The Health Ministry received the highest allocation of the day with GH¢22.8 billion, with employee compensation alone accounting for GH¢16.24 billion.
The Ministry of Roads and Highways was approved for GH¢5.37 billion, the Gender Ministry GH¢3.26 billion, the Transport Ministry GH¢1.5 billion, and the Housing Ministry GH¢1.46 billion.
According to the committee report, the Health Ministry plans to spend “GH¢16,247,852,164 on Compensation of Employees, GH¢4,513,970,582 on Goods and Services, and GH¢2,043,078,310 on Capital Expenditure (Capex).”
The Roads Ministry will spend GH¢142,687,104 on Compensation of Employees, GH¢59,191,005 on Goods and Services, and GH¢5,176,580,250 on Capital Expenditure.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Finance may or may not release the entire approved funds, depending on the government’s revenue position in the 2026 fiscal year.
Other committees are expected to present their reports for approval in the coming days.
