Government Scraps ‘Kayayei Tax’
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...
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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...
Corrupt Nigerians Hiding Stolen Money In Caskets, Remote Villages
The Senate, yesterday, alerted the nation to the fact that corrupt politicians now hide stolen money in caskets and uncompleted buildings in remote villages. The revelation came as the Upper Chamber...
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...
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...
Cedi Fall Threatens Fuel Price Stability
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has said the relative stability for the price of Brent Crude, and global prices for gasoline and gasoil points to the stability of local fuel prices but “the...
IMANI’s 2017 Pre-Budget Litmus Test For Government
Ghana’s new administration will be exactly 54 days old when it presents its maiden budget on March 2, 2017. Below are random questions put together by some staff of IMANI on energy, economy,...
Scrap Energy Levy, I’ll Walk Barefooted To the Flagstaff House
Former Deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor, has promised to walk barefooted from parliament to the presidency to congratulate President Akufo-Addo if the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is...
Scrap Energy Levy, I’ll Walk Barefooted To Flagstaff House
Former Deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor, has promised to walk barefooted from parliament to the presidency to congratulate President Akufo-Addo if the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is...
IMANI’s 2017 Pre-Budget Litmus Test For Government
Ghana’s new administration will be exactly 54 days old when it presents its maiden budget on March 2, 2017. Below are random questions put together by some staff of IMANI on energy, economy,...
Telcos Not Providing Enough Information
An association calling itself the Public Interest Advocacy Group has called for more education on the activities of telecommunication companies operating in Ghana. The group holds as a concern that...
Remove VAT On Electricity – ACEP To Govt
The government must remove the Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity as a way of relieving industries of the huge tax burden for them to expand and employ more people, Benjamin Boakye, Deputy...
TOR GRA Collection Point Has No Internet Connection
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) office at the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has no internet connection to enhance revenue collection and being up-to-date with the operations of their stakeholders. In the...
Ashaiman Tanker Yard Fire Report To Be Ready Today
The Tema Regional Fire Service says report on Sunday’s fire disaster that ripped through a tanker yard behind the Ashaiman Timber Market would be ready by close of day, Monday. According to the...
Fire Razes 12 Fuel Tankers At Ashaiman
Twelve out of fourteen tanker trucks belonging to a private business yet to be identified have been destroyed by fire at a tanker yard at Ashaiman. The tanker trucks were all full with petroleum...
Fire Razes 12 Fuel Tankers At Ashaiman
Twelve out of fourteen tanker trucks belonging to a private business yet to be identified have been destroyed by fire at a tanker yard at Ashaiman. The tanker trucks were all full with petroleum...
NPP MP Accuses Mahama Gov’t of Diverting Energy Sector Levies
Obuasi West Member of Parliament is accusing the John Mahama government of diverting monies accrued to the Energy Sector Levy account. According to Kweku Kwarteng a whooping 189 million cedis was...
Refreshingly Different, Full of Statesmanship
The majority of Ghanaians, who are financially distressed and impoverished by a sustained period of economic mismanagement, need to be given hope, having lost it and wondering what awaits them...
GOIL Increases Market Share To 23%
The decision by the Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) Limited to establish GO Energy about two years ago to procure and distribute petroleum products to its retail outlets has increased the company’s market...
COPEC Discredits Fuel Price Increase Report
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers(COPEC) has discredited reports that fuel prices will go up this week. The Institute of Energy Security (IES) predicted a 3 percent increase in fuel prices for the...