The Minority in Parliament has criticised the federal government’s resolution to lift public capital salaries by means of 9 in line with cent, describing it as a “massive betrayal” of Ghanaian staff dealing with worsening financial hardship.

In a observation signed by means of Ranking Member at the Employment, Labour Relations and Pensions Committee, Mavis Nkansah Boadu, the Minority stated the 9 in line with cent increment is “not only economically inadequate but a clear demonstration of government’s insensitivity to the daily struggles of ordinary Ghanaian workers.”

They famous that previously ten months, “transport fares, utility tariffs, fuel prices, and the general cost of goods and services have increased astronomically.”

The Afigya Sekyere East MP’s observation added that inflation continues to erode disposable earning whilst the cedi stays risky.

“In such a climate, a mere 9% increment is not only insignificant; it is punitive to hardworking Ghanaians who continue to bear the brunt of the Government’s fiscal indiscipline,” the Minority stated.

The observation when compared the present increment to these underneath the Nana Akufo-Addo organization, stating that “public sector workers enjoyed considerably higher lifts in salary increment” right through that length.

“In 2024 the bottom wage was once higher by means of averagely 24%. It was once higher by means of roughly 30% in 2023.

“Prior to that, right through previous years, the increments ranged from about 11% in 2018, 10% in 2019, 15% in 2020 and about 4% plus a fifteen% intervening time top class in 2021,” the observation defined.

While acknowledging that financial stipulations have modified, the Minority argued that “the stark drop from such double-digit increments into single-digit shows a broken promise to workers.”

They described the present single-digit build up as “shameful,” announcing it comes at a time when the federal government claims the financial environment is improving.

“The NPP Government managed to give public sector workers better salary increases even during the COVID-19 pandemic, when global revenues were low. How can the Government justify offering far less now, when the economy is supposedly recovering?” the observation wondered.

The Minority additionally criticised the federal government’s broader fiscal profit, announcing, “This administration cannot continue to tax more, borrow more, spend more, and then compensate workers with less.”

According to the Afigya Sekyere East MP, “Salary adjustments must be based on the real cost of living, not political optics.”

The Minority known as at the executive to reopen negotiations with Organised Labour and suggest what it known as “a realistic increment matching the current levels of inflation and consumer prices.”

“Anything less than this will be economic injustice for the people whose productivity is driving the nation every day,” they stated.

“The Minority remains committed to speaking for the voiceless, protecting the welfare of workers, and ensuring that public policy remains anchored on fairness, equity, and sustainability,” the observation concluded.

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