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Government Fleecing ECG
Minority in parliament has criticised the President Mahama led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government over a...
Parliament Approves Four Loans Within 2 Hours
Four loans sent to Parliament by government have been approved by the 275-member body. Parliament, which is expected to...
¥11bn Loan Approved For Volta Bridge
Ghana’s Parliament has approved a loan agreement worth ¥11billion for the construction of a bridge at Volivo across...
Interest Payments Expenditure Worrying – Minority
A member of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah has questioned the GH¢1.9 billion to be...
Economist Worries About Government’s Unrelenting Borrowing
A Senior Economics Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon, has raised concerns over government's continuous...
Interest Payments, Capital Expenditure Gap Widens
Government has projected that for the first quarter of next year it will spend GH¢1.88 billion on interest payments,...
Government To Pay GHC2bn As Interest On Loans
Government is expected to cough about GHC1,889,870,741 to pay interest on loans in the first quarter of 2017 calendar...
Budget Deficit Missed In 1st Seven Months
Government missed its budget deficit target in the first seven months of 2016 as the government raised less revenue...
Gov’t Neglected Real Sectors In Appropriation Bill
The Minority in parliament has criticized government for not investing in critical sectors of the economy in its...
GHC2bn Deficit Is Blow To Economy – Economist
Economist, Dr. Lord Mensah has criticized the almost 2 billion cedis budget deficit in the advance expenditure...
Gov’t To Blow GHC1.8bn On Loan Interests
The Government of Ghana will spend GHC1.8 billion on loan interests alone in the first-quarter of 2017, MP for the New...
Parliament Approves GHC10.9bn For ‘critical Expenditure’ In 2017
Ghana’s Parliament has approved a GHC10.9 billion request by the government to help finance “critical government...
Parliament Adjourns Terkper’s 2017 Budget Delivery To November
Parliament has adjourned the delivery of the first quarter budget of the 2017 financial year to November. According to...
Terkper Presents 2017 1Q Budget Today
The Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper, is expected in Parliament today, October 20, 2016 to present an advanced budget...
NPP Blew HIPC Funds On ‘tiny Toilets’ – Bawa Mogtari
The Kufuor administration and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) wasted reliefs from the Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC)...
Amissah-Arthur’s Lame Response To Bawumia Exposes His Ignorance
Former Minister of State and Ranking Member on the Finance Committee in Parliament says the vice president, Amissah...
Bawumia’s Assessment ‘intellectually Inaccurate’ – Avedzi
The Member of Parliament for Ketu North and the Chairman of the Finance committee in Parliament, has questioned the...
IMF Must Respect BoG Amended Bill
Economist, and member of the Finance Committee in Parliament, Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei has defended the legislature’s...
BoG to Finance Government’S Budget at 5%
The Bank of Ghana will now be able to finance government’s budget at five percent following the passage of the BoG...