Ghana: Minority in Parliament Urges Government to Respect DACF Disbursement Formula

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has raised concerns about a directive to the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) that departs from the legal requirements for the application of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF).

According to the Minority Caucus in Parliament, Government actions, such as introducing legislation that seeks to appropriate parts of the monies due to the DACF, had the potential of ruining the decentralization concept introduced by the 1992 Constitution.

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