[ 2015-04-23 ]

Civil servants to lose jobs in 2017 – IMF confirms
Government is set to embark on a program to
rationalize the size of the public sector workers
by 2017, a new IMF staff report on Ghana has
announced.

The 87-page report, gives details of Ghana's
program with the IMF, including the conditions
that the country is expected to meet before
further disbursements are made.

According to the report, Government will
undertake; with the assistance of the development
partners, a comprehensive plan to rationalize the
size and increase the efficiency of the civil
service and allied service on the payroll.

The related strategic plan will be ready in
December 2015 and will inform the actual
rationalization of staff, which is expected to
begin in 2017.

"The Government will undertake, with the
assistance of development partners, a
comprehensive plan to rationalize the size and
increase the efficiency of the civil service and
allied services on the payroll. The related
strategic plan will be ready in December 2015, the
results of which will inform the actual
rationalization of staff, which is expected to
begin in 2017," the report stated.

The report also indicates that Ghana should get
its next disbursement of 144 million dollars by
July 15, another one in November if Government
meets certain conditions.

Even though the program will end in 2017, the last
tranche will be advanced to Ghana in March 2018.

Running mate of the opposition New Patriotic
Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia had in a recent
lecture at the Central University College,
predicted a massive retrenchment come 2017 after
Government surreptitiously baits Ghanaians to get
their mandate in 2016.

"My understanding is that Government wants the IMF
agreement to delay the worker layoffs until after
the 2016 election. I wonder why? I suppose the
message is ‘vote for me before I fire you’,”
he posited in a 70-paged presentation in March.

His prediction has been confirmed by the new
report by the International Monetary Fund sighted
by Joy Business.

"It will be underpinned by strengthened fiscal
consolidation efforts that hinge on prudent public
expenditure management, enhanced domestic revenue
mobilization, public sector reforms, with
particular emphasis on staff rationalization in
the public service and better controlling the wage
bill," the report said.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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