The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central Constituency, Isaac Adongo, has urged the members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to take their time and teach the president basic mathematics. Contributing to the debate on the State of the Nation Address delivered by President Nana Akufo-Addo last Thursday, Mr Adongo indicated that the President is … Read more
A regional chairman aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper East region, Filson Awankua, has consoled NPP candidates who were let down in the recent race for executive positions at the polling station level and entreated them to use “the appropriate quarters” for amends. The electoral exercise, held nationwide in the last … Read more
The Parliament of Ghana has approved an amount of 45.7 million dollars to improve water and sanitation issues in the country. Moving the motion in Parliament on Thursday, the Chairman of the Finance Committee, Dr Mark Assibey Yeboah said the amount will go a long way to solve most of the challenges facing the country in … Read more
The Parliament of Ghana has advised the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to stay away from activities outside its core mandate of matters relating to oil exploration. The nation’s legislature specifically pointed to sponsoring the Black Stars and handing out funds to certain state entities. The House’s recommendations followed discussions on Thursday concerning the report … Read more
Parliament has strongly advised the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation(GNPC) to stop involving itself in activities outside its core mandate of matters related to oil exploration. The legislature specifically made reference to GNPC’s sponsorship to the Black Stars and handing out funds to certain state entities. The recommendation by the House follows discussions on Thursday concerning … Read more
The Parliament of Ghana has advised the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to stay away from activities outside its core mandate of matters relating to oil exploration. The nation’s legislature specifically pointed to sponsoring the Black Stars and handing out funds to certain state entities. The House’s recommendations followed discussions on Thursday concerning the report … Read more
Anthony Scaramucci, named Donald Trump’s new White House communications director, is a millionaire former hedge fund investor who shores up the stable of bankers in the president’s inner circle. It is the first administration role for the 53-year-old Republican fundraiser with telegenic looks who has long been an articulate surrogate for the president and who … Read more
The 7th floor of the Job 600 (West Wing) of Parliament became the centre of attraction when the Finance Committee of Parliament met with some stakeholders in the business sector to discuss the introduction and implementation of the 3% flat VAT rate proposed by government. The leadership of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), … Read more
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has pledged that government would work with stakeholders in the economy for a clearer understanding on how the VAT Flat Rate Scheme functions. According to him, the rationale behind the policy is geared towards simplifying the tax system and does not impose double or cascading tax. The implementation of the … Read more
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has pledged that government would work with stakeholders in the economy for a clearer understanding on how the VAT Flat Rate Scheme functions. According to him, the rationale behind the policy is geared towards simplifying the tax system and does not impose double or cascading tax. The implementation of the … Read more
The Deputy Minister of Finance, Kwaku Kwarteng says the government is not worried about the Minority’s plan to head to court over the implementation of a 3% flat VAT rate scheme. According to him, it is surprising that the minority who had agreed to the amendment in Parliament would backtrack and claim it is unlawful. … Read more
The Minority has threatened to go to court in a bid to compel the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to halt the implementation of the 3 percent VAT flat rate scheme. According to the Minority, the scheme was not consistent with existing laws governing Value Added Taxes and as such, its implementation was illegal and should … Read more
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has presented a counter petition to the Finance Committee of Parliament, stating that it supports the implementation of the 3% VAT flat rate introduced by the government. The Association disagrees that the implementation of the 3% flat rate will lead to price increase of goods as earlier suggested … Read more
Parliament’s Finance Committee has invited the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta to respond to concerns by various business associations over the implementation of the 3% VAT Flat rate scheme. The invitation also comes on the back of the numerous petitions by the businesses to Parliament on the impact of the VAT on their operations. The … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central Constituency in the Central Region, Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has described as disgraceful for the Finance Committee of the 6th Parliament to have accepted sponsorship from the National Lottery Authority (NLA) to deliberate on the amendment of the National Lottery Act, 2006 (Act 722). Commenting on the revelation … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho Central Constituency in the Volta Region, and a member of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Mr. Benjamin Komla Kpodo, has called on Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and notable Economists to remain and wait till the Finance Ministry bring to Parliament details of the $15 billion Chinese loan agreement. According … Read more
The Deputy Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Moses Anim, says the news of the National Lottery Authority spending GH¢150,000 on the Finance Committee, doesn’t bode well for the image of the legislature, and also has the tendency to erode patriotism among Ghanaians. According to him, there is the need to probe the matter to establish the truth … Read more
The Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) has called for a wider probe into the bribery allegations made against the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) and members of Parliament’s Finance Committee. Supporting calls for a probe into the development, the Executive Director of the ACEPA, Dr Rasheed Draman said broadening investigations to explore why payments are made … Read more
A governance expert at the University of Professional Studies says claims of corruption against Ghana’s parliament could cause the people to question the credibility of the work members of parliament. “Parliament needs to do a thorough job before passing bills into law, but how credible will people take their work when every now and then … Read more
Three anti-corruption civil groups; the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Centre for Democratic Development-Ghana and the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition have called for an independent probe into the bribery allegations made against the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) and members of Parliament’s Finance Committee. It emerged that the NLA spent about GHc 150,000 on allowances to members of … Read more