‘Asempa Budget’ Triggers Jubilation
The expectations of Ghanaians with regard to the campaign promise by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the NPP to ...
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Textile Workers Hit the Streets Next Week Over ‘deceptive’ Budget
The Textile and Garment Workers Union of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) is set to demonstrate on 9th March, 2017 ...
VAT Removal Will Revamp Domestic Aviation Industry – Players
The domestic aviation industry has welcomed the removal of the 17.5% tax on domestic airline tickets. Chief Operations Officer (COO) ...
Kayayei Jubilate In Kumasi
There was spontaneous jubilation in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, yesterday following the presentation of the 2017 budget statement by ...
Defying Ban On Placards, Most Uncultured
The Majority Leader in Parliament Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu has described some of his colleagues on the minority side as ‘uncultured’ ...
We’re Against ECG Privatisation – Staff
Staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have re-echoed their opposition to the privatisation of the company. Finance Minister, ...
NDC Always Presented ‘kwashiorkor’ Budget Statements
Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party has lashed out at the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration describing ...
2017 Budget Will Unleash More Hardships On Ghanaians
A former Deputy Finance Minister under the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, Fifi Kwetey has asked Ghanaians especially dealers ...
GREDA Lauds Govt For Removing 5%VAT On Housing Cost
The Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA) has welcomed government’s decision to scrap the 5% VAT on cost of real ...
Import Levy Killed Us
The introduction of the import levy on secondhand spare parts by the previous government drove away customers from all over ...
Creative Arts Remains One of the Most Underdeveloped Sectors
Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts remains one of the most underdeveloped sectors in our economy despite the immense growth potential ...
2017 Budget: NDC Frightened – Akoto-Osei
The National Democratic Congress have been frightened by the level of innovation and decision taken in the 2017 budget, according ...
2017 Budget Is ‘Kasapa’ Budget
The National Democratic Congress’ (NDCs) Member of Parliament for Komenda Edina Eguafo (KEEA) constiuency Hon. Samuel Atta Mills in an ...
Budget Can’t Achieve Targets — Minority
The Minority in Parliament has described the Budget Statement and Economic Policy for the 2017 financial year presented by the ...
Ghana Bags US$207m From Oil, 29% Dip
Ghana made US$207.79 million (GH?811.68 million) from oil liftings in 2016, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said in the Akufo-Addo ...
Tax Cuts Recipe For Disaster – Terkper
A former Finance Minister Seth Terkper is predicting doom for the economy of Ghana following a number of tax cuts ...
2017 Budget Brings Huge Relief To Spare Parts Dealers, Kayayei
AUTO (spare) parts dealers across the country will soon heave a sigh of relief after the announcement by the Minister ...
Populist and 419 Budget Is A Jeopardy For the Medium Term
A former Deputy Finance Minister under the Mahama led administration, Ato Forson has predicted doom for the country following the ...
Cedi Was Stable For 2016 Period
The Ghana cedi remained relatively stable against the major trading currencies in the currency market, on account of tighter monetary ...
Financial Analyst
The decision by the Akufo-Addo-led government to scrap some taxes and reduce some is apt, Bernard Owusu-Mensah, a Financial Analyst, ...