The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has disclosed that a nationwide payroll audit has uncovered significant irregularities in Ghana\u2019s public sector salary administration, including over 14,000 unverifiable workers and 53,307 separated staff still on payroll.<\/p>\n
Presenting the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on Thursday, July 24, 2025, Dr. Forson said the Ghana Audit Service, commissioned by the Ministry of Finance, has completed 91% of a comprehensive payroll audit across all 16 regions.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo far, the Audit Service has not been able to identify or verify more than 14,000 workers,\u201d the minister told Parliament.<\/p>\n
He further revealed that 53,307 individuals, categorised as retired, reassigned, terminated, on leave without pay, or even deceased, are still receiving salaries under the government payroll.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Audit Service expects to recover a minimum of GHS150.4 million in unearned salaries from these separated staff over the 2023 and 2024 period alone,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Dr. Forson described the findings as alarming and stressed the need for strict enforcement of payroll validation protocols moving forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cGoing forward, we will enforce the monthly payroll validation system and strictly apply sanctions to anyone who violates the process of paying salaries,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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