The government has allocated GH¢900 million for district-level elections and a constitutional referendum in 2027, as part of a GH¢1.2 billion budget provision for the Electoral Commission (EC).
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson announced the allocation when presenting the 2027 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament on Thursday.
“Mr Speaker, we have allocated GH¢1.2 billion to the Electoral Commission, of which GH¢900 million is allocated for the district-level elections and constitutional referendum,” he told Parliament.
The GH¢900 million provision represents 75 per cent of the Commission's total budget allocation for 2027.
The constitutional referendum is expected to take place alongside the 2027 District Assembly elections, following an earlier announcement by President John Dramani Mahama.
The allocation forms part of the government's wider budgetary provisions for democratic governance and the financing of public institutions in the 2027 fiscal year.
