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2025 Budget: Check out govt’s allocation to various sectors of the economy

By Vincent Ashitey
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 The government has announced significant allocations across various sectors in the 2025 Budget, aimed at addressing pressing national needs, supporting vulnerable communities, and stimulating economic growth.

Presenting the budget in Parliament, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson outlined the government’s priorities, covering education, health, disaster relief, infrastructure, and economic empowerment programmes.

Here is a breakdown of allocations to various sectors of the economy.

  1. Big Push Programme: GH¢13.85 billion (US$892.9 million)
  2. No-Academic-Fee Policy for First-Year Students in Public Tertiary Institutions: GH¢499.8 million (US$32.2 million)
  3. Distribution of Free Sanitary Pads to Female Students: GH¢292.4 million (US$18.9 million)
  4. Support for Victims of the Akosombo Dam Spillage: GH¢242.5 million (US$15.65 million)
  5. Support for Victims of the Tidal Wave Disaster in Ketu South: GH¢200 million (US$12.9 million)
  6. Free Secondary Education Programme: GH¢3.5 billion (US$225.8 million)
  7. Comprehensive Provision of Free Curricula-Based Textbooks: GH¢564.6 million (US$36.4 million)
  8. School Feeding Programme: GH¢1.788 billion (US$115.7 million)
  9. Capitation Grant: GH¢145.5 million (US$9.4 million)
  10. Teacher Trainee Allowances: GH¢203 million (US$13.1 million)
  11. Nursing Trainee Allowances: GH¢480 million (US$30.9 million)
  12. National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS): GH¢9.93 billion (US$640.6 million)
  13. Ghana Road Fund: GH¢2.81 billion (US$181.3 million)
  14. District Assembly Common Fund (DACF): GH¢7.51 billion (US$484.5 million)
  15. Agriculture for Economic Transformation Agenda (AETA): GH¢1.5 billion (US$96.8 million)
  16. Seed Fund for the Establishment of the Women’s Development Bank: GH¢51.3 million (US$3.3 million)
  17. National Apprenticeship Programme: GH¢300 million (US$19.4 million)
  18. ‘Adwumawura’ Programme: GH¢100 million (US$6.5 million)
  19. National Coders Programme: GH¢100 million (US$6.5 million)


In all the total budget allocation across the various sectors amounts to GH¢43.3 billion, which is approximately US$2.79 billion when converted using the exchange rate of GHC15.50 to 1 US dollar as of today, March 11.