1. Your Party’s Manifesto Pledge: Corporate taxes shall be reduced from 25% to 20% in an NPP administration. Capital equipment will be tax free. VAT on imported medicines not produced in Ghana to be abolished. VAT on domestic airline tickets to be abolished. VAT on SMEs to come down from 17.5% to 3%. QUESTIONS: (i) … Read more
Pledge: Corporate taxes shall be reduced from 25% to 20% in an NPP administration. Capital equipment will be tax-free. VAT on imported medicines not produced in Ghana to be abolished. VAT on domestic airline tickets to be abolished. VAT on SMEs to come down from 17.5% to 3%. Comment: The data generally show that lower … Read more
On 8th September, 2016, Dr. Bawumia, the NPP’s running mate in the upcoming 2016 presidential elections delivered a seminal speech in Accra. The speech followed a pattern Dr. Bawumia has become notable for: a masterful blend of solid policy and hardcore politics that is often difficult to untangle by objective Ghanaians seeking to rely on … Read more
On 8th September, 2016, Dr. Bawumia, the NPP’s running mate in the upcoming 2016 presidential elections delivered a seminal speech in Accra. The speech followed a pattern Dr. Bawumia has become notable for: a masterful blend of solid policy and hardcore politics that is often difficult to untangle by objective Ghanaians seeking to rely on … Read more
Policy think tank IMANI Africa has scrutinised Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s assessment of Ghana’s economy and has concluded that some “facts and data used were unfairly manipulated” for political gains. IMANI served notice its brief on the lecture was not meant to sully the image of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), but to set the records … Read more
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s claim that the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has since 2009 amassed and spent 12 times the nominal resources that the NPP had over its eight years of leadership is “cleverly exaggerated”, policy think tank IMANI has said in its commentary on the opposition New Patriotic Party’s vice presidential nominee’s lecture he … Read more
Government’s decision to sign and ratify the Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union will benefit both parties, William Hanna, the EU Ambassador has said. “This new agreement will provide a long term predictable framework to help increase trade and investment. It is a win/win deal for Ghana and the European Union. … Read more