Addressing Chief Directors, Heads of Covered Entities, and Chief Executives of Public Institutions at a meeting on the modalities for Commitment Authorisation for 2026, the Deputy Minister stressed that all spending in 2026 must strictly remain within approved budgetary ceilings. Ampem, who is also the Member of Parliament for the Asuogyaman Constituency, announced a new two-week turnaround target for the Ministry of Finance to process and approve Commitment Authorisation requests, provided all required documentation is properly submitted. The Deputy Minister further clarified that MDAs with ongoing projects from 2025, where contracts have been awarded but payments remain outstanding, must fully disclose these commitments. Such obligations, he said, will be treated as a first charge on their 2026 budgets before any new expenditure is approved. Explaining the rationale behind the Commitment Authorisation system, Ampem noted that it was introduced to prevent public institutions from committing the state to projects without approved budgetary allocations.

Source: GhanaWeb January 29, 2026 16:08 UTC