Book and research allowance has been increased to GH₵ 1,500 – Education Minister

Teacher’s book and research allowance have been increased from GH₵ 500 to GH₵ 1,500 by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government, the Education Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has disclosed.

The Manhyia South MP in an interview monitored by Georgeweb.org said the book and research allowance under former President Agyekum Kuffour was GH₵ 500 but has been increased to 1,500 by President Akufo-Addo.

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According to him, the John Mahama led government since its 8 years in power did not increase the research allowance for teachers.

Source: Georgeweb.org