FULL STATEMENT: 2017 Budget
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has presented the 2017 Budget Statement which happens to be his maiden one in Parliament. He announced major tax cuts in line with promises the NPP made ahead of the...
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Biblical Ofori-Atta Tags ‘5-Loaves-2-Fishes’ Budget ‘Asempa Budget’
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta was on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, March 2 to deliver the 2017 budget statement and economic policy of government. In what was strewn with Biblical...
Gov’t To Develop Tourist Sites To World-Class Standards – Finance Minister
The government has set its sights on developing Ghana’s tourist sites to world-class standards. The move, according to Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, is part of efforts to make Ghana a...
$1m Per Constituency To Be Implemented Under Poverty Eradication Project
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced that government will set up an Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Project to cater for its one million dollar per constituency promise....
2017 Budget Promises 1m Jobs
Government has promised to provide jobs for over one million youth through its local job creation policy outlined in the 2017 budget statement. Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia promised the New...
Jubilation In Abossey Okai Over Spare Parts Tax Removal; Dealers Promise To Reduce Prices
Spare parts dealers in Abossey Okai, the country’s foremost spare parts trade hub, have expressed excitement over the announcement by government to scrap taxes on importation of automobile spare...
Government Abolishes ‘Kayayei Tax’ In Maiden Budget
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...
Mahama Left Akufo-Addo 5 Loaves, 2 Fish To Feed 25million – Ofori-Atta
The Mahama administration bequeathed to President Nana Akufo-Addo “five loaves of bread and two fish” to feed over 25 million Ghanaians, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said in the new...
2017 Budget Statement
Ken Ofori-Atta is hopeful government will surmount the existing challenges with the economy Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has just presented the Akufo-Addo-led NPP's first budget statement in...
We’ll Deliver With 5 Loaves of Bread, 2 Fishes – Ofori-Atta
The Akufo-Addo government is ready to salvage the ailing Ghanaian economy with the scanty resources at its disposal, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has said. Presenting the government’s maiden...
Import Duties On Auto Spare Parts To Be Abolished
The government plans to remove import duties on automobile spare parts to help reduce prices of vehicle spare parts in the country, the Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has said. This, however...
Importers Excited Over Abolition 1% Special Import Levy
Importers in Ghana have welcomed the abolition the 1% special import levy charged at the ports. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, announced this among other tax cuts in the budget presentation...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
‘1-District, 1-Factory’ To Create Over 350,000 Jobs Nationwide – Finance Minister
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Ken Ofori-Atta says the implementation of the much-anticipated ‘1-district, 1-factory’ policy is estimated to generate over 350, 000 direct and indirect...