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 amendment of the legislation relating to levies in the industry. His request follows Parliament’s approval of four amendment Bills to scrap taxes as … Read more
Parliament has approved the Akufo-Addo government’s 2017 budget, amidst protests from the Minority Members of Parliament. According to the Minority, the House lacked the quorum at the time of the budget approval. In a Citi News interview, the Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, accused the Speaker of Parliament, Mike Ocquaye of exhibiting bias in the matter. … Read more
Parliament has approved the Akufo-Addo government’s 2017 budget, amidst protests from the Minority Members of Parliament. According to the Minority, the House lacked the quorum at the time of the budget approval. In a Citi News interview, the Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak accused the Speaker of Parliament, Mike Ocquaye of exhibiting bias in the matter. … Read more
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has presented four Bills to parliament in relation to the proposed tax cuts in the 2017 budget. The bills are Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, Special Petroleum Tax (Amendment) Bill, Special Import (Amendment) Bill and Customs and Excise (Petroleum Taxes and the Petroleum Related Levies (Repeal) Bill. The Finance Minister … Read more