{"id":12049,"date":"2025-07-30T23:33:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T23:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=12049"},"modified":"2025-07-30T23:33:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T23:33:31","slug":"parliament-approves-allocation-of-oil-revenues-mineral-royalties-to-big-push-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=12049","title":{"rendered":"Parliament approves allocation of oil revenues, mineral royalties to \u2018Big Push Agenda\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parliament has approved the government\u2019s request to dedicate all oil revenues and mineral royalties to the implementation of the Big Push Programme, estimated at 13.8 billion Ghana Cedis.<\/p>\n<p>The programme, which is scheduled for completion by 2028 through domestic financing, is aimed at improving road infrastructure across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The approval follows a request by the government for multi-year commitments to support the construction of 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