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Spare Parts Dealers To Reduce Prices Over Tax Cuts

Consumers of spare parts should expect reduction in prices of goods within the coming months. The reduction has been...

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SSNIT Database To Fight Ghost Names In Government Payroll

The perennial complaints by governments of public sector wage bills being inundated with corrupt practices such as...

Headlines

Radio Host Elvis Duran Gets Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

The veteran US radio personality Elvis Duran got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame surrounded by family and friends...

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Wages, Salaries To Swallow GHC16bn – Ofori-Atta

GHS16billion will be used for wages and salaries alone in 2017, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has told parliament as...

Business

Africa Is Not Ready For Smart Cities

Vice President for Sale in Africa at Japanese technology company NEC, Chad Baker told Adom News in an exclusive...

Business

Government Will Pay State Debts By Improving Liquidity For Banks

The Finance Minister says government would focus on improving liquidity for banks through the payment of State-Owned...

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Nigeria Charges Oil Majors Shell, Eni With Corruption

Nigeria's anti-graft agency on Thursday filed corruption charges against oil majors Shell and Eni over a $1.3 billion...

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Spare Parts Dealers To Demonstrate Over 2017 Budget

Spare parts dealers in the capital, Accra are set to stage a massive demonstration over the abolishing of tax on the...

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Spare Parts Dealers To Reduce Prices Over Tax Cuts (Video)

Consumers of spare parts should expect reduction in prices of goods within the coming months. The reduction has been...

Business

Spare Parts Dealers Hail Government For Scrapping Import Duties

Some spare parts dealers at Abossey Okai in Accra have hailed the decision by government Some spare parts dealers at...

Business

Major Highlights As Presented To Parliament

We will broaden the tax base while reducing and abolishing some taxes. Arrears are about GH¢7bn. Deficit is 10.3% on a...

International

U.S. Jobless Claims Near 44-Year Low; Rate Hike Expected This Month

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to near a 44-year low last week, pointing to further...

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GSE: Scrapping Capital Gains Tax Will Influence Market Returns

On the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE,) the stock market’s benchmark composite index rose by 13.21 points to close at YTD...

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Economy Projected To Grow By 6.3% In 2017

Government has projected a  real GDP growth of 6.3 percent; with oil for the year 2017, while non-oil real GDP growth...

Business

Abolishing Spare Parts Tax Will Encourage Smuggling – Seth Terkper

Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper is warning of dire repercussions on Ghana’s economy given the reduction of...

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Oscars Accountants Sacked Over Mishap

The two accountants responsible for muddling up the main award envelopes at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony will not be...

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List of Taxes Abolished and Reviewed By Government

The business community in Ghana will heave a sigh of relief following government’s announcement of key taxes it has...

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‘Kaya Tax’ Does Not Exist

The decision by the Akufo-Addo-led government to scrap market tolls imposed on itinerant head porters (Kayayei) as...

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2017 ‘Asempa’ Budget

Hon. Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, I beg to...