Gov’t scraps fuel allowances for appointees
President John Dramani Mahama has, with immediate effect, cancelled the payment of fuel allowances and the allocation of fuel to all political appointees, as part of broader efforts to reduce government expenditure and promote fiscal discipline.
The announcement was made in a statement issued by the Minister for Government Communications and Presidential Spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
According to the statement, the directive is part of a wider cost-cutting strategy under the Mahama administration’s Reset Agenda, aimed at channeling public funds into priority sectors and essential national development needs.
“The President believes that leadership must also bear its part of the sacrifices it is calling on the people to make,” the statement said.
The cancellation of fuel benefits comes in the wake of earlier austerity measures announced by the government, including a reduction in the size of government, fewer ministerial appointments, and the suspension of satellite TV subscriptions for offices at the Presidency and other government institutions.
