According to Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, using V8 and V6 automobiles by government employees will expire in January 2023 as a way to cut down on spending.
On November 24, 2022, the Finance Minister revealed it while presenting the 2023 budget to the legislature.
He stated: “V8/V6 vehicles are not allowed to be used, with the exception of cross-country driving.From January 2023, all government vehicles would be registered with GV green license plates.”
He also said, “there will be a limited budgetary allocation for the purchase of vehicles. For the avoidance of doubt, the purchase of new vehicles shall be restricted to locally assembled vehicles.”
“Only essential official foreign travel across government including SOEs shall be allowed. No official foreign travel shall be allowed for board members…Accordingly, all government institutions should submit a travel plan for the year 2023 in mid-December of all expected travels to the Chief of Staff,” he added.
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, was in parliament to fulfill his constitutional mandate by presenting the government budget to the House.
The presentation was in accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution and section 21 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921).
The minister presented the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to parliament in a year that has experienced perhaps, the worst forms of economic downturns in the fourth republic.