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The Akufo-Addo-led government intends to spend an estimated 62 billion cedis in the 2018 financial year.

Here is how much government has allocated for Ministries in 2018 | Pulse Ghana

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Magdalene Teiko Larnyoh

<h1>The Finance Minister delivered the 2018 Budget and Financial Statement in parliament on Monday, November 15, 2017.</h1>

The Akufo-Addo-led government <a href="http://www.pulse.com.gh/news/business/2018-budget-here-is-how-much-government-has-budgeted-for-2018-id7603861.html" id="9f07e144-c291-58af-b8e9-5e77e1810f24">intends to spend an estimated 62 billion cedis in the 2018</a> financial year.

During his delivery of the <a href="http://www.pulse.com.gh/news/business/full-text-2018-budget-statement-presented-by-ken-ofori-atta-id7603275.html" id="9247da04-8321-5111-8b8e-5918739c7c3a">2018 budget</a>, the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta announced that government intends to grow the economy by 6.8 percent in 2018.

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This represents a 0.5 percent increase, compared to 2017 which was pegged at 6.3 percent.

Below are the budgetary allocation for Ministries

• Food and Agriculture…GHC 599million

• Environment, Science, Technology &amp; Innovation…GHC 362million

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• Lands and Natural Resources…GHC 347million

• Trades and Industry…GHC 419 million

• Fisheries and Aquaculture Development…GHC 57 million

• Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts …GHC 75 million

Here is how much government has allocated for Ministries in 2018

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