Parliament To Pass Four Tax Cuts
Barring any last-minute hitch, four tax cuts announced in the 2017 budget will be passed by Parliament today. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, and his team yesterday submitted the amendment bills of...
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Petrol Prices To Go Down Thursday Amid Calls For Increment In Transport Fares
Retail prices of petroleum products will from Thursday drop by a marginal three per cent at the various pumps across the country, and has been predicted to further go down in April this year, 3News...
Finance Minister Presents Bills To Cut Taxes To Parliament
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has presented four Bills to parliament in relation to the proposed tax cuts in the 2017 budget. The bills are Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, Special Petroleum...
Minority Threatens Not To Support 2017 Budget
Minority in Parliament have threatened to withdraw their support for the 2017 budget. This comes on the heels of government’s decision to slash allocation to some statutory funds including the...
Finance Minister Submits Tax Cut Amendment Bills To Parliament
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has submitted to Parliament Tuesday amendment bills of some laws to allow for government’s tax cuts. The bills include the Income Tax (Amendment), Special...
Free SHS Will Be Poorly Funded and Fail
Government's ambitious program to fund the free SHS policy in September 2017 will impose an unnecessary burden on government's finances, a policy think tank has suggested. The Institute of Fiscal...
2017 Budget Creditable Due To NDC’s Good Initiatives – Kofi Adams
The National Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams says it is ideal for anyone to applaud the 2017 budget due to a good foundation laid out by the immediate past...
UK Firms Now Willing To Do Business In Ghana
Many firms in the United Kingdom (UK) are now willing to do business in Ghana to take advantage of the government’s pro-business policies, a senior government official of the UK has said. Mr Adam...
Kwabena Duffuor Applauds 2017 Budget
A former Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffuor has advised the government to focus on stabilizing the economy this year rather than pursuing growth, since the economic fundamentals are weak. Although...
South Africa’s Social Security Payments In Chaos
Millions of vulnerable South Africans risk missing out on vital social security payments from next month in a scandal over a government contract, as the BBC's Milton Nkosi reports. "I'm extremely...
Okudjeto, Karbo, Glover, Others To Be Named As Deputy Ministers
Sources have given hints of some of the names the President has pencilled for appointment Some of President Akufo-Addo's deputy ministerial nominees were taken through an orientation at the Flagstaff...
India’s Defence Minister Quits To Lead Goa State
India's defence minister resigned Monday to lead the coastal state of Goa after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party secured enough support from minor parties to retain power in the popular tourist...
Fighting Transfer Pricing Must Not Be A Mere Promise
In a world where the chase for international capital has become like a rat-race, multi-national companies seem to be having a field day by playing games with the economies of developing countries...
UK Business Delegation Seeks Ghanaian Business
Many more firms in the United Kingdom (UK) are now willing to do business in Ghana to take advantage of the new government’s pro-business policies, a senior UK government official has disclosed....
Making Corruption A Felony Is A Welcome News!
IN his bid to fight corruption, and also make it unattractive to public office holders, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his maiden budget to the nation through his finance minister, Mr. Ken...
GRA Hopeful To Meet ‘ambitious’ GHc34 Bn 2017 Target
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is confident of meeting its ambitious revenue target of 34 billion cedis by the end of this year. This comes despite the one billion cedis value of all the tax cuts...
Germany and Netherlands Harden Stance
Several EU leaders have criticised Turkey, amid a growing row over the Turkish government's attempts to hold rallies in European countries. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Germany and the...
Ghanaians Abroad Deserve Better Protection From Government – Minority
The Minority in Parliament has asked the Akufo-Addo-led Administration to show a lot more commitment to protecting the interest of Ghanaians abroad. This they say is the only way they will be in the...
S. Africa’s Ruling ANC Calls For Unity, End To Graft
South Africa's ruling ANC has called for an end to corruption and division within the party as it battles to reverse declining popularity, according to a policy paper published Sunday. The ANC...
Fiscal Economic Management Key
Vice-president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has underscored the need for government to be prudent in managing the economy to make Ghana the investment destination of choice on the African continent. “We...