Auditor-General — Period ended 31 December 2019 Verified from PDF
Public Boards, Corporations & SOEs
Report of the Auditor-General on the Public Accounts of Ghana: Public Boards, Corporations and other Statutory Institutions
Source: Ghana Audit Service, full report (PDF)Publisher: Ghana Audit Service
The headline number
2019 total irregularities
GH¢5.47bn
GH¢5,468,398,431
Change on previous year
+81.8%
From GH¢3.01bn in 2018
Largest type: Debts/Loans
88.9%
GH¢4.86bn of the total
5-year trend
Total irregularities, 2015–2019 · Part I, Table 2 (p. 3)
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| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2015 | GH¢3,311,963,314 |
| 2016 | GH¢718,085,208 |
| 2017 | GH¢12,002,880,339 |
| 2018 | GH¢3,007,258,924 |
| 2019 | GH¢5,468,398,431 |
By type of irregularity
2019
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| Type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Debts/Loans | GH¢4,859,727,984 | 88.87% |
| Cash | GH¢215,025,782 | 3.93% |
| Tax | GH¢199,651,868 | 3.65% |
| Contract | GH¢87,652,433 | 1.60% |
| Payroll | GH¢66,248,946 | 1.21% |
| Procurement/Stores | GH¢40,091,418 | 0.73% |
By sector ministry
Part I, Table 3 (p. 6), converted to cedis at the report's rates
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| Institution | Total |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Employment & Labour Relations | GH¢4,570,175,080 |
| Ministry of Energy | GH¢473,570,814 |
| Ministry of Education | GH¢179,849,227.3 |
| Ministry of Trade & Industry | GH¢111,704,863.78 |
| Ministry of Works & Housing | GH¢60,751,544 |
| Ministry of Food & Agriculture | GH¢22,698,805 |
| Ministry of Finance | GH¢12,479,187 |
| Ministry of Transport | GH¢11,997,542 |
| Ministry of Communication | GH¢8,119,890.08 |
| Ministry of Youth & Sports | GH¢6,323,623.67 |
| Ministry of Lands & Natural Resources | GH¢5,840,251 |
| Ministry of Sanitation & Water Resources | GH¢2,027,499 |
| Ministry of Information | GH¢1,378,389.12 |
| Extra-Ministerial Agencies | GH¢200,170 |
| Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Creative Arts | GH¢147,519 |
| Ministry of the Interior | GH¢138,983.18 |
| Ministry of Health | GH¢64,425 |
Type history
How the mix changed, 2015–2019
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| Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debts/Loans | 2,705,086,348 | 302,233,654 | 11,813,109,116 | 1,801,416,815 | 4,859,727,984 |
| Tax | 377,410,669 | 24,291,448 | 6,394,113 | 4,371,199 | 199,651,868 |
| Contract | 5,186,245 | 5,782,634 | 16,250,686 | 94,737,405 | 87,652,433 |
| Cash | 222,227,944 | 246,015,992 | 149,208,182 | 1,087,713,932 | 215,025,782 |
| Procurement/Stores | 627,167 | 139,336,752 | 15,377,810 | 15,856,100 | 40,091,418 |
| Payroll | 1,424,941 | 494,728 | 2,540,432 | 3,163,473 | 66,248,946 |
| Total | 3,311,963,314 | 718,085,208 | 12,002,880,339 | 3,007,258,924 | 5,468,398,431 |
Notable findings
Examples from the report
- Debts and loans under the Ministry of Employment & Labour RelationsGH¢4.48bn
- Tax irregularities under the Ministry of EnergyGH¢193.8m
- Contract irregularities under the Ministry of EducationGH¢86.8m
- Cash irregularities under the Ministry of Employment & Labour RelationsGH¢89.0m
Notes
- Includes US$4.87m at GH¢5.68, €299,202 at GH¢6.37 and £1,564 at GH¢7.46 (31 December 2019).
- Table 3 has no total column; each ministry's figure is its row converted to cedis. Table 1 shows €146,094 of tax that does not appear in Table 3.
- Stores is merged into Procurement/Stores.