Income distribution
What Our Workers Need Is Living Wages
THE government last week announced a new national daily minimum wage (NDMW) of GH¢9.68. This, according to the...
Minimum Wage Is Not A Living Wage But A Survival Wage – ICU Boss
The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU), Solomon Kotei, says the minimum wage in...
Minimum Wage Goes Up To GHc9.60 From Jan 1
The National Tripartite Committee (NTC) yesterday announced a National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) of GH¢9.60, which is...
Minimum Wage Increased By 10%
The national tripartite committee has increased the daily minimum wage from GHc8.80 to GHc9.68 representing a 10...
Economic Fighters Want Low Minimum Wage Reviewed
Government has been asked to review the low minimum wage to better the lives of workers 'sweating' across ' labour...
Labour Economist Wants Strict Measures Against Employers Underpaying Staff
Labour economist at the University of Ghana, Dr. Baah Boateng has called on government to take a firm decision and...
IFS Charges Government To Sack Redundant Workers
The Institute for Fiscal Studies, a finance and economic think-tank based in Ghana, says the current practice, whereby...
New Minimum Wage Is Realistic – Labour Analyst
Labour Analyst, Austin Gammey has described as fair, the new national daily minimum wage which takes effect this month....
New Minimum Wage Is Realistic – Labour Analyst
Labour Analyst, Austin Gammey has described as fair, the new national daily minimum wage which takes effect this month....
Finland Gives 2,000 Citizens Guaranteed Income
Finland has started a radical experiment: It's giving 2,000 citizens a guaranteed income, with funds that keep flowing...
Anxious Developers Await Scrapping of VAT On Real Estate
Real estate developers say they are eagerly awaiting the scrapping of the five per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) that was...
12.5% Salary Increase For Workers Is Not New
Labour Minister Haruna Iddrisu says the 12.5% salary increase for public sector workers is not new. He told Joy News...
Apple Fights Back With Appeal Against EU Irish Tax Ruling
Apple has filed an appeal against a European Union ruling that it should pay up to €13bn (£11bn) in back taxes in...
Foreign Banks In Britain Pay Fraction of Tax Rate
Some of the biggest foreign investment and commercial banks operating in Britain paid an average tax rate of just 6...
6 Taxes Likely To Be Scraped In 2017
Businesses are likely to experience some tax cuts and in some cases total scrap in 2017 following the coming on board...
Traders Want 3% Flat VAT Rate, CET, Others Scrapped By Incoming Govt
Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has underscored the need for the new government to quickly move to tackle the...
GUTA Wants NPP Gov’t To Scrap 3% Flat Vat Rate, CET and Others
Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has underscored the need for the new government to quickly move to tackle the...