Ministers To Meet Over Fate of ICH
The Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu Erkuful, has said she will be meeting the Finance Minister to sort out the “confusion” between Afriwave and Subah Infosolutions regarding which of the...
Tag: Ghana Revenue Authority
I Will Lead GRA To Collect VAT At Abossey Okai
Chairman of the Abbossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association, Mr. Siaw Ampadu has disclosed that he will lead officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority to store owners in Abbossey Okai who do not pay...
Snakes Threaten Work of Customs Officers In Ashanti Region
Customs officers in the Ashanti Region are battling snakes and other dangerous reptiles due to the poor state of their checkpoints. Officers of the Kumasi Unit of the Customs Division of the Ghana...
Tamale, Sagnarigu Assemblies Record Low Revenue
A survey conducted by the Center for Budget Advocacy Ghana (CBAG), has revealed that the Tamale and Sagnarigu district assemblies continue to perform poorly in terns of internally generated revenue....
Prices of Spare Parts Not Cut Yet
Dealers of second-hand spare parts across the country have not reduced prices of their wares although the government has scrapped the import levy on such items as promised, Ampadu Siaw, Chairman of...
Tax Cuts Begin
A new tax regime came into effect from March 31, 2017, following the amendment of some tax laws. Changes to the tax system follows the repeal of the Customs and Excise (Petroleum Taxes and Petroleum...
Government To Scrap Tax Retention Policy – Yofi Grant
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investments Promotion Centre, Yofi Grant, has assured investors and the business community of government scrapping its new tax retention policy which request...
Scrapped 1% Special Import Levy Takes Full Force
Effective Friday (March 31, 2017), importers of products affected by the 1 percent special import levy will no longer pay any of such charges. It comes on the back of the implementation of the tax...
Parliament Approves 4 More Ministers
Parliament last Friday approved the nomination of four ministers of state and seven deputy ministers of state designate by consensus. The Members of Parliament (MPs) from both sides shared the view...
West Blue Wins Maritime & Shipping Award
West Blue Consulting has received the Technology/Innovations Award at the maiden Ghana Maritime and Shipping Awards held over the weekend at the La Beach Hotel in Accra. The world class IT-consulting...
Finance Ministry Sets Up Committee To Monitor Cuts On IGF
The Minister of Finance has set up a committee to address concerns associated with government’s new policy on placing a cap on the internally generated funds of some ministries, departments and...
Value Added Tax Amendment Bill Passed
Parliament has passed the Value Added Tax (VAT) Amendment Bill, 2017, which would require all taxable retailers and wholesalers to account for VAT at a flat rate of three per cent. The rate would be...
State CEOs Milk Ghana Dry… Highest Earns GHS89,000 A Month
When the Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh committee presented its report on new emoluments for Article 71 class of public sector workers in September 2016, breaking the news that Members of...
Gold Fields Pays $5.8m Dividend To Gov’t
Gold Fields Ghana Limited has paid a dividend of $5.8 million to the Ministry of Finance for the 2016 financial year in respect of government’s 10 percent carried interest in the company. Ken...
National Security Takes Over Probe Into Questionable Payments At PURC
Joy News is learning that the National Security has taken over the investigation into questionable payments at the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). The staff of the utilities regulator...
$2.3bn Lost To Galamsey In 2016
An estimated $2.3billion worth of gold left the shores of Ghana through illicit small-scale mining (galamsey) in 2016, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu has revealed. “As I...
CBOD, COPEC Want Govt Action Against ‘powerful’ Petroleum Cartel
Revelations that the state lost some $490 million last year to the activities of a petroleum cartel has gotten the nation talking and two key industry stakeholders have called for government action....
CBOD, COPEC Want Government Action Against ‘powerful’ Petroleum Cartel
Revelations that the state lost some $490 million last year to the activities of a petroleum cartel has gotten the nation talking and two key industry stakeholders have called for government action....
More Than 5,000 Use DVLA Express Service
More than 5,000 people have used the express mobile service introduced by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to make its services easily accessible to drivers and potential drivers....
Proposed BoG-Sibton Switch Contract Cancellation
There are indications that the Interoperability for mobile money contract awarded Sibton Switch Systems by the Bank of Ghana is being tempered with and a total cancellation being considered. And...