Accra: The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has urged the government to eliminate taxes on payments made to caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme. This move is intended to improve the quality of meals provided to pupils across the nation in light of the government's recent decision to increase the feeding grant from GHS1.50 to GHS2 per child per meal.
According to Ghana Web, Dr Lartey emphasized that the proposed tax cancellation aims to ease the financial burden on caterers, allowing them to provide more nutritious meals. She explained that the government had already removed the tax component from payments to ensure caterers receive the full approved amount. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, she remarked, "One of the other things we have also done, and we are hoping it will go a long way to relieve caterers, is to remove the tax component in the payment to caterers so that they will have a bit more relief in terms of the money they receive and how they prepare nutritious meals to feed the children."
Dr Lartey further stated that any enhancements to the School Feeding Programme would depend on available resources and additional financial clearances from the government. The Ghana School Feeding Programme remains one of the government's key social intervention initiatives, providing daily meals to pupils in public basic schools while supporting enrolment, attendance, and retention.