Ghanaians will enjoy another three months of free water and electricity supply as the government further reduces the burden of the Covid-19 pandemic on the citizenry.
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta who announced this during his
Mid-year Budget review said it is because the government puts the concerns and
aspirations of the ordinary Ghanaian first.
“That is also why we further reduced electricity prices by half
and completely provided potable water for free for everybody since March this
year. And we will extend it for another three months,” he told Parliament,
Thursday.
In April this year, the president announced
three months of free electricity for consumers of a particular
category, to make up for lost income following a lockdown in Accra and Kumasi
due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
He also announced the government’s decision to absorb water bills for all Ghanaians for April, May, and
June following complaints of lack of portable drinking water in many
communities affected by the lockdown.
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