The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, says there is no revision of the 1.75 per cent e-Levy because of serious fiscal implications. “We will continue our consultations with the Minority Caucus in Parliament and other relevant stakeholders with a view to achieving consensus and reverting to the House in the shortest possible time,” he … The post No revision to
Ghana has laid out some of its tax incentives to woo 29 Belgian investors, exploring business opportunities in the country. The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Herbert Krapa, in a keynote address at an information session on Business Opportunities in Ghana, said the incentives include renewable corporate tax holiday of five years after … The post Ghana
The Police have arrested six suspects over an illegal transaction of an AK 47 Rifle. They are Alhassan Jamah, Bashiru Salifu, Kassim Aninga, Mohammed Asako, Salifu James and Ibrahim Mohammed. These were contained in a press release signed by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Samuel Kwesi Ofori, Director General, Ghana Police Service’s Public Affairs Department. … The post Police
Fuel prices have dropped marginally at the pumps following a continuous decline in global oil prices since last week. The Ghana News Agency’s monitoring of oil prices at some pumps since December 1, 2021, found that the prices of petrol and diesel have dropped from 6.9 per litre to an average 6.80 per litre – … The post Fuel
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged African leaders to support his country’s proposal for the World Trade Organisation to grant a temporary waiver of certain Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) to enable the country produce vaccines. He said South Africa and India co-sponsored the proposal to ensure access to covid-19 vaccine and … The post South
The rating agency, Moody’s has changed EBID’s outlook to stable from negative, and affirmed the B2 long-term issuer rating. EBID is the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Bank for Investment and Development. According to Moody’s, the change in outlook to stable acknowledges EBID’s recent clearance of arrears on capital from a number of … The post Moody’s
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament, has assured Ghanaians that it will continue to use every legitimate and lawful channel to resist the 1.75 per cent e-Levy Government is seeking to impose on the ordinary Ghanaian. A statement issued by Mr Muntaka Mubarak, Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase and Minority Chief Whip, … The post NDC
Parliament has formed a 20-member bipartisan committee to settle impasse between the Majority and Minority side of the house over the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government. The establishment of the committee follows disagreements between the two sides of the House over the approval or otherwise of the budget presented to the legislature … The post Parliament
Ms Sarah Dugbakie Pobee, District Chief Executive (DCE) of Ada East, has appealed to the traditional leaders in the district to reserve lands for agricultural expansion. She said a lot of buildings were springing up in the district and pleaded that, they reserve and release some of the lands under reasonable terms to individuals or … The post Ada
Residents in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis have bemoaned the slow pace of work at the renovation of the Essipon Sports Stadium. According to them, there had not been much improvement in the state of the stadium since the announcement that the stadium was being renovated last year. To them, it was as if there was no … The post Slow pace of work
The Coordinator of the Ghana National Egg Campaign Secretariat (GNECS), Madam Comfort Kyerewa Acheampong has called for stringent measures to save the poultry industry which is on the verge of collapse. According to her, the high cost of poultry products was not only killing the local poultry industry but also has the potential of reducing … The post Save the poultry industry
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