Minority Brands 2017 Budget ‘419’
The minority in parliament has described the 2017 budget as '419 budget' The Minority in parliament has described the maiden financial statement of the Akufo-Addo-led government as a “419...
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Government Targets Overall Real GDP Growth of 6.3% In 2017
Government says it will shift the focus of economic management from taxation to production in the bid to restore and sustain macro-economic stability in the country. Finance minister, Ken ofori Atta...
Taxes On Airline Fares, Spare Parts Abolished
The Financed Minister Ken Ofori Atta has announced major tax cuts in government’s first budget presented to Parliament today, Thursday March 2. The tax cuts are in fulfilment of promises made by...
Finance Minister Presents 2017 Budget Statement
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Attah is presenting the budget and economic planning statement for the year 2017 to the house in Parliament. The budget which is the first to be delivered under the...
GHC456m Budgeted For ‘1-District-1-Factory’ Project
The government has estimated Gh¢456.3 million to roll out its much talked about One-district-One-Factory policy, the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has announced. According to the Minister, the...
Ghc252m Earmarked To Restore Allowances of 120k Nurses, Teachers
The government has allocated Gh¢252.2 million in the 2017 Budget to take care of reinstituted allowances for teacher and trainee nurses. The allowances which were abolished during the John Mahama...
Free SHS Policy Speech Writers Are ‘enemies’ of Akufo-Addo
The former Deputy Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Joseph Yamin has lashed out at speech writers of Akufo-Addo’s government free Senior High School (SHS) policy...
GHS400m For Free SHS – Government
Government has budgeted GHS400million to fund its Free Senior High School policy, which starts September this year, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed. This was contained in the maiden...
‘Stimulus Package’ For One-District-One-Dam Will Create 350,000 Jobs
The Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has said the much touted, election winning campaign policy- one district one factory- will create at least 350,000 direct and indirect jobs once completed. Rolling...
NDC MPs Flout Ban On Displaying of Placards In Parliament
The NDC Minority Members in Parliament on Thursday defied the directive by the leadership of the House against the showing of placards during the presentation of the 2017 budget. This directive was...
Government To Roll Out NPP Version of ‘operation Feed Yourself’
The last time Ken Ofori-Atta presented a budget it was perhaps before a small group of NPP bigwigs and he did so as chairman of NPP fundraising committee. That budget was key to how the NPP won the...
‘Planting For Food and Jobs’ To Create 750, 000 Jobs – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says government seeks to create about 750,000 direct and indirect jobs with the yet-to-be launched ‘planting for food and jobs campaign initiative. Delivering the...
Importers Excited Over Abolishment of 1% Import Duty Levy
Importers in Ghana have welcomed the abolishment of the 1% special import levy charged at the ports. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta announced this among other tax cuts in the budget...
Spare Parts Importation; 17.5% VAT On Financial Services Etc
Government on Thursday made a loud statement in Parliament with the announcement of its decision to remove many “nuisance” taxes and duties on certain products that have militated against the...
Government To Scrap Petrol Duty – Ofori-Atta
Government also intends to reduce the special petroleum tax rate from 17.5% to 15%.(file photo) Excise duty on petroleum products will soon be scrapped by the Akufo-Addo government, Finance Minister...
Accra Marine Drive Project To Start In 2017
Work on the Accra marine drive investment project will finally start in 2017. This forms part of the Akufo-Addo government’s plan to develop Ghana’s tourism sector to meet international...
We Can’t Borrow Our Way Out – Finance Minister
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has emphasized the need to “trigger” a national sense of urgency as an effective measure to tackling Ghana’s economic challenges. According to him, the...
Government Abolishes ‘Kayayei Tax’
Government has abolished the 1% market tolls which has existed for several years. The move is in fulfilment of President Akufo-Addo’s promise of massive tax cuts during the 2016 elections. Market...
NPP To Revive ‘operation Feed Yourself’
Government will launch an agricultural campaign this year akin to Acheampong’s “operation feed yourself” to beef up Ghana’s food security, Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta announced....
2017 Budget Has Nothing New To Offer
Former Deputy Finance Minister Ato Forson has said that the 2017 budget statement and fiscal policy has nothing new to offer. According to him, the budget will only be a reiteration of...