Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that the government is uncapping the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to ensure sustainable funding for free secondary education.
He announced this during the presentation of the 2025 Budget Statement and economic policy in Parliament on Tuesday, March 11.
Dr. Forson explained that this is to address the concerns about the quality and financial sustainability of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy.
He said the decision to remove the cap will provide a dedicated financial source to fully support secondary education and other critical educational initiatives.
He was optimistic that this action would not only improve educational quality but also increase access to tertiary education for marginalised groups, particularly people with disabilities (PWDs).
“Mr Speaker, the overarching concern about free secondary education has been its quality and the absence of a dedicated source of funding. H.E President John Mahama has resolved the funding challenge by uncapping the GETFund. This makes available dedicated funds for the full financing of free secondary education and free tertiary education for Persons with Disability (PWDs),” he stated.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
