ISSER supports government’s new “Value for Money Office”
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) has endorsed the government’s plan to establish a permanent Value for Money Office.
That, it said, was pivotal to eliminating inflated contracts and ensure efficient public spending.
Professor Peter Quartey, former Director and, Prof. Robert Darko Osei, the current Director of the Institute, gave the endorsement during a review of the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Statement at the University of Ghana.
The forum, organised by ISSER, provided an independent analysis of the government’s fiscal policy.
The economists’ support comes from the government’s newly outlined 2026 Budget, “Resetting for Growth, Jobs, and Economic Transformation.”
The 2026 Budget provided concrete details on how the office will operate...