Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Leader of Government Business in Parliament Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has indicated that Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) made payments to 335,013 households benefiting 1,451,747 individuals nationwide in 2020.
According to him, this year the Ministry in charge will validate data to scale up the beneficiary households from 335,013 to 350,000.
Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has assured Ghanaians that the measures taken by the government so far makes Ghana better positioned to recover economically from the pandemic.
“Mr Speaker, today Ghana is better positioned to recover and rebuild an even more resilient economy. Nobody says we know how to do it but also because the grace of God has been assured for this journey.”
He said the policies such as the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) have seen major results recorded “that have made it easier for people to cope with this unprecedented crisis”.
For him, the measures taken were to save lives, protect livelihoods and safeguard economic activities and they did just that.
Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah presenting the 2021 budget statement and economic policy of government in Parliament on Friday, March 12, 2021.
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