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Government to remove some SOEs from subvention
Accra, Feb. 26, Ghanadot/GNA - Government on
Tuesday said it was carrying out rationalisation studies to
identify institutions that would be removed from government
subvention.
Mr. Samuel Owusu-Agyei, Minister of Public Sector Reforms,
told the GNA that this would be done either in full or
partial commercialisation of particular
agencies/institutions, complete withdrawal of subvention or
closure.
He said under the implementation of the Subvented Agencies
Law, the memorandum of understanding signed with some
organisations to validate transformation plans, select best
options, determine cost and select intervention for support
based on an anticipated impact on their sustainability would
be reviewed.
Among the organisations mentioned were the Ghana News
Agency, W. B.E Du Bois Centre, Bureau of National
Investigations (BNI), Controller and Accountant General's
Department, Ghana Universities Press and Ghana Regional
Appropriate Technology Industrial Service (GRATIS).
Mr Owusu-Agyei said amendments were also being made to
primary legislations to make subvented agencies more
corporate in nature, rationalise control procedures,
increase managerial autonomy and alter the form, duties and
responsibilities of boards of directors.
He explained that the idea was to reduce their dependence on
government subvention and at the same time improve their
efficiency, productivity and accountability.
Mr Owusu-Agyei said government was committed to the reform
agenda hence the implementation of all the reform proposals,
since failure to do so might lead to the evaporation of the
commitment and a frustration with the public sector reform
process.
GNA
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