Set Kayayei Up In Vocational Training
Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, Member of Parliament for South Dayi has indicated that he is expecting government to set head porters also known as ‘Kayayei’ in a meaning entrepreneurial skill or...
Tag: Tax
Wobbling Economy Warranted High Taxation -Terkper
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has dismissed claims that he supervised an economy which focused on taxation at the expense of production. He explains that he cannot be blamed for what the NPP...
Regulate the Importation of Used Spare Parts
Economist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Ebo Turkson has lauded government for abolishing some taxes that are considered nuisance and a disincentive to private sector growth. Dr....
Regulate the Importation of Used Spare Parts- Govt Warned
Economist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Ebo Tuckson has lauded government for abolishing some taxes that are considered nuisance and a disincentive to private sector growth. Dr....
Gov’t May Reduce Expenditure Over Tax Cuts – Terkper
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has cast doubts over the government’s ability to meet potential revenue deficits following some tax cuts. He argues that government will also be compelled to...
Aggrieved Traders Fight ‘discriminatory’ Abolishment of Kayayei Tax
Traders at the central business district are unhappy that government singled-out head porters (Kayayei) in the soon to be implemented exemption from market tolls. According to them, they all do...
Economist Flags ‘implementation Challenges’ In 2017 Budget
A renowned economist has given high marks to the 2017 budget statement of Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration but points out likely policy implementation challenges. Dr Eric Osei-Assibey, a Senior...
NPP’s ‘419 Budget’ Avoided Significant Promises
The Akufo-Addo government’s maiden budget statement delivered by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, was met with jeers of “419 budget” from the Minority in Parliament, and the NDC MP for Ketu...
Enforcement of Tax Laws Needed – Lecturer
The government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo must ensure that tax laws are enforced strictly in Ghana to raise more revenue to implement its programmes and policies, Dr John Gatsi, an economist and...
Tackle Fundamental Issues – Jantuah Tells Government
Although it is good that some taxes, including the 1% special import levy, have been scrapped, the government should tackle the underlying problems confronting small-scale businesses, Kwame Jantuah,...
2017 Budget Unrealistic – Ricketts-Hagan
The Akufo-Addo government's 2017 budget statement does not reflect reality and will lead to the biggest financial deficit in the history of Ghana, Kweku Ricketts-Hagan, a former Deputy Minister of...
Gov’t May Reduce Expenditure Over Tax Cuts
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has cast doubts over the government’s ability to meet potential revenue deficits following some tax cuts. He argues that government will also be compelled to...
Government To Reduce Critical Expenditure Over Tax Cuts – Terkper
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has cast doubts over the government’s ability to meet potential revenue deficits following some tax cuts. He argues that government will also be compelled to...
Gov’t To Reduce Critical Expenditure Over Tax Cuts
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has cast doubts over the government’s ability to meet potential revenue deficits following some tax cuts. He argues that government will also be compelled to...
Stable Currency Is As Important To Us As Cuts In Taxes
Government says apart from cutting down on taxes, it is committed to working assiduously towards ensuring a stable currency to help the business community. Member of Parliament for Obuasi West Kweku...
Nana Addo Is A ‘Show Boy’ – Abossey Okai Spare Part Dealers
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo has been lauded by dealers of spare part at Ghana’s spare part dealer’s hub, Abossey Kai in Accra for eliminating import duty imposed on spare parts...
GREDA Grateful For Tax Cut
The abolition of the Value Added Tax (VAT) on real estate sales by the Akufo-Addo government is good a decision that will increase the purchasing power of Ghanaians, Samuel Amegayibor, Executive...
How Ghanaians Reacted To Akufo-Addo’s Tax Cuts
Thursday March 2 is a day many in Ghana will remember for a long time to come. It was the day the country's Finance Minister, Kenneth Ofori-Atta, presented the Akufo-Addo-led administration's first...
A Deep Sigh of Relief
The maiden budget of the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, presented to Parliament yesterday by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is incontrovertibly a deep sigh of relief for...
Ghana Could Become Dumping Grounds For Spare Parts
The immediate past Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has said the decision to remove taxes on the importation of vehicle spare parts will make the country a dumping ground for over aged vehicles....