Ghana's flood response and the cost of budgeting by crisis
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Ghana's flood response and the cost of budgeting by crisis

Rachel Gyabaah, Public Financial Management expert . TrustAfrica ([email protected])
Published July 7, 20266 min read

Following the devastating floods on Tuesday 30th June in Accra, President John Dramani Mahama directed the Minister for Finance to release GH¢300 million from the Contingency Fund GH¢150 million for emergency relief and GH¢150 million for mitigation works.

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