Electricity VAT Must Go
Although the government of Ghana has scrapped some taxes and reduced others as a way of bringing down the cost of doing business, it is quite surprising that there was not a mention of the removal of...
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Scrapping Kayayei Toll ‘discriminatory’ – Terkper
Former Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper has described as discriminatory, the scrapping of tolls paid by head potters also known as “Kayayei” at market places. According to him, the move is not...
Import Levy Killed Us
The introduction of the import levy on secondhand spare parts by the previous government drove away customers from all over West Africa who were travelling to Abossey Okai in Accra to conduct...
2017 Budget Is ‘Kasapa’ Budget
The National Democratic Congress’ (NDCs) Member of Parliament for Komenda Edina Eguafo (KEEA) constiuency Hon. Samuel Atta Mills in an interview today 2nd March, 2017 termed the maiden edition of...
Budget Can’t Achieve Targets — Minority
The Minority in Parliament has described the Budget Statement and Economic Policy for the 2017 financial year presented by the government to Parliament yesterday as a deception devoid of actionable...
2017 Budget Brings Huge Relief To Spare Parts Dealers, Kayayei
AUTO (spare) parts dealers across the country will soon heave a sigh of relief after the announcement by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, of government’s decision to abolish import duties...
Cedi Was Stable For 2016 Period
The Ghana cedi remained relatively stable against the major trading currencies in the currency market, on account of tighter monetary policy and improved foreign exchange inflows for the period of...
Financial Analyst
The decision by the Akufo-Addo-led government to scrap some taxes and reduce some is apt, Bernard Owusu-Mensah, a Financial Analyst, has said. According to him, some of these taxes should have been...
Government Will Shift Focus of Education System
Government aims to shift the structure and content of the education system away from merely passing examinations to building character, nurturing values and raising literate citizens. Such citizens...
Government Will Shift Focus of Education System- Finance Minister
Government aims to shift the structure and content of the education system away from merely passing examinations to building character, nurturing values and raising literate citizens. Such citizens...
‘Kaya Tax’ Nonexistent
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...
See the MPs Who Flouted the ‘no Placard’ Directive
The Leadership argued that the development casts the image of the legislature in a bad light. Some Members of Parliament on Thursday defied their leadership and carried placards during the...
Government Lacks ‘wherewithal’ To Scrap ‘kaya’ Toll – Terkper
Government does not have the ability to scrap market tolls imposed on itinerant head porters (kayayei), because there is no national tax or levy imposed on them, hence can only give guidelines to the...
NPP’s 2017 Budget Full of Contradictions
A former minister of communications in the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, Dr Edward Omane Boamah has described the 2017 budget statement presented by Minister of Finance Ken...
Restoration of Trainee Allowances To Cost GHc252.2 Million
The restoration of teachers and nurses trainee allowances is expected to cost some GH¢252.2 million. The re-institution of the allowances is expected to start in September 2017. According to the...
Importers Laud President Akufo-Addo
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,...
Free SHS To Be Funded With ABFA
The planned free senior high school (SHS) programme scheduled to take off from September 2017 will be financed from the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA), the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta...
Government To Transform National Sports College Into A Centre of Excellence
The government of Ghana has revealed plans to revamp the redundant Winneba Sports college and transform it into a Centre of Excellence This move by the government was made public by the Minister of...
Akufo-Addo Has Not Reduced Anything Yet
The Minority in Parliament have asked government to provide definite answers on when the tax reliefs announced in the 2017 budget statement would take effect. The Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta...
‘Kaya Tax’ Does Not Exist
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...