Yesterday, Ghana’s Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori- Atta presented his maiden budget to Parliament. The minister christened his budget ‘’ Asempa Budget’’ in the Twi language, loosely...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said as part of the government’s commitment to fighting corruption, the criminal code will be amended to move corruption offenses from a misdemeanor to a...
The decision by the Akufo-Addo-led government to scrap market tolls imposed on itinerant head porters (Kayayei), as announced by Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta in the government’s first budget...
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE FOR 2016 Overall real GDP 3.6% End-period inflation 15.4% Overall budget deficit on cash basis – 8.7% of GDP, on commitment basis, 10.3% Gross Foreign Reserve (Import...
The Finance Minister says government would focus on improving liquidity for banks through the payment of State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) debts. Ken Ofori-Atta said government would pay debts owed banks...
The head of the Economics Department of the University of Ghana has described as juicy the stimulus package announced by the Finance Minister in the 2017 Budget statement. Peter Quartey told Joy News...
Spare parts dealers in the capital, Accra are set to stage a massive demonstration over the abolishing of tax on the importation of spare parts into the country. The demonstration would involve...
The maiden budget statement of the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government delivered Thursday by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is misleading and bereft of specificity, members of the minority in parliament...
Some spare parts dealers at Abossey Okai in Accra have hailed the decision by government Some spare parts dealers at Abossey Okai in Accra have hailed the decision by government to scrap taxes on...
Importers in Ghana have welcomed the decision by the Akufo-Addo-led government to scrap the 1% special import levy as a way of growing businesses in Ghana. During the reading of the budget statement,...
Spare parts dealers at Abossey-Okai in Accra, have lauded government for the decision to scrap taxes on the importation of vehicle parts. The traders said the move relieves them of a huge burden that...
The maiden budget statement of the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government delivered Thursday by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is misleading and bereft of specificity, members of the minority in parliament...
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper is warning of dire repercussions on Ghana’s economy given the reduction of taxes by the Akufo-Add led government. According to him, the reduction will only...
The business community in Ghana will heave a sigh of relief following government’s announcement of key taxes it has abolished, while others have been reviewed. The cancellation of the taxes, most...
The decision by the Akufo-Addo-led government to scrap market tolls imposed on itinerant head porters (Kayayei) as announced by Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta in the government’s first budget...
Hon. Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, I beg to move that this Honourable House approves the Financial Policy of the Government of...
The Akufo-Addo government has resolved to scrap market tolls paid by itinerant head porters (Kayayei), Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has announced to parliament in the new administration’s first...
The Akufo-Addo government would introduce a national digital property addressing system to protect lands and other properties of citizens. Presenting the 2017 Budget Statement to Parliament Thursday,...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta today presented the 2017 Budget and economic statement to the house of parliament. The presentation of the first ever budget delivered under the Akufo-addo’s led...
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...
