The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed that Government’s flagship programme, the Free SHS policy has put money back into the pockets of parents since 2017.
In his presentation of the Mid-Year Budget review, the Minister stated: “Mr. Speaker, Free SHS has saved parents and guardians a cumulative total amount of GH¢ 3.2 billion since 2017 and that is money in their pockets and investment in their future.
This intervention has sustained the schooling of 1,199,750 students to-date, a marked increase from the 813,443 students enrolled in 2016/2017 academic year”.
He noted that this programme is among the many flagship programmes that the Government has implemented in the past three and half years to spearhead a broad-based economic and social transformation and deliver these fundamental services to all Ghanaians.
The Free SHS policy is a flagship program introduced by the ruling New Patriotic Party to remove cost barriers through the absorption of fees approved by the GES council while improving quality and equity in the education system through the provision of textbooks, among other things.
Many have applauded the Government for implementing the free SHS.
