An Africa wide affliction, in Ghana's Chronicle :
...George Ayittey, has asked the Mahama-led government to slash the ever-growing public sector wage bill by 40% to save the country’s economy from collapse.More here
This slash, he said, should also affect ministers, deputy ministers and other government appointees to help salvage the ailing Ghanaian economy.
Between January and August this year, the government spent a staggering GH¢5,022.9 billion on wages and salaries. The figure is expected to hit GH¢11 billion by the close of 2013, according to the government. Prof. Ayittey, who is among millions of Ghanaians who are very angry at the state of the West African second largest economy, added: “Ghana’s public sector is riddled with overspending, wasteful practices, willful extravagance with public funds and financial irregularities.
“Too many ministries and government agencies means overlapping jurisdiction and functions, and soaring government expenditures.”