India's lower house of parliament on Wednesday passed four supporting bills that will pave the way for a landmark tax reform and transform the world's fastest growing economy into a common market....
Former Trade and Industry Minister, Dr. Ekwow Spio- Garbrah is proposing that the Finance Ministry collaborates with Trade Ministry with regards to tax issues in the country. In an interview with...
Minister for finance, Ken Ofori Atta is believed to have breached article 174(2) of the 1992 constitution, GIPC Act 2013 (865) as well as inter-country protocols on trade and investments through the...
The Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu is questioning why the Ministry of Finance is, on its own, writing to companies and revoking tax exemptions granted by Parliament. Iddrisu believes such an action...
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), has urged government to take steps to reduce cost arising from the pre-production stage under the One District One Factory policy. “Reduction in corporate...
Good day Honourable Minister, May I humbly take this opportunity to formally congratulate you on your appointment to the Ministry of Trade and Industry, a position you once held under President...
The twenty biggest banks in the eurozone booked over a quarter of their 2015 profits in tax havens, with Luxembourg and Ireland the favourite destinations, a report by Oxfam said on Monday. The...
Bankers have urged government to regulate its tax cut policies on imports in order not to miss out on the need to reduce imports and tame the depreciation of the cedi. In their view, the high imports...
President of the Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB) and Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic Bank, Alhassan Andani, says the real impact of the recent tax cuts by government would be felt only if it...
Alhaji Collins Dauda, Member of Parliament for the Asutifi South has stated that the government of the New Patriotic Party had a duty to reduce the prices of petroleum products following the...
The recent tax cut on Kayayei business has now led to more people especially women joining the business Despite the massive criticisms and discrimination associated with the business, head portering...
The demand for mortgages is likely to soar following the announcement of the removal of the 5 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on real estate sales, industry players have projected. According to the...
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has welcomed the first budget of the ruling New Patriotic Party as a good budget but has called for clear employment targets to be set to guide government to achieve...
Former Minister of State in charge of Public-Private-Partnerships Dr. Rashid Pelpuo has advised government to be cautious in widening the tax net since not all businesses will be in position to...
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has described the 2017 Budget as an ambitious one that seeks to address the challenges confronting the country. It has, therefore, pledged to work with government and...
Head porters in the central business district of Accra say more women have been attracted into the business following the abolishment of the kayayei levy. It is barely three weeks since the Minister...
Ghana Community Network Services (GCNet), the information technology company which provides trade facilitation services for the country, says it will work with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to...
Goldfields Ghana Limited has emerged as the largest taxpayer for the government of Ghana in 2016. The mining firm paid 501 million cedis (0.5 billion cedis) in direct and indirect taxes to the Ghana...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mr Yoofi Grant, has given a hint of a review of the GIPC Act 2013 (Act 865) which guides investments in the country. The...
Goldfields Ghana Limited has emerged as the largest taxpayer for the government of Ghana in 2016. The mining firm paid 501 million cedis (0.5 billion cedis) in direct and indirect taxes to the Ghana...
