A tax expert, Dr Ibrahim Bedi, has advised government to prosecute owners of businesses who will default in paying the Excise Tax Stamp by the March 1 deadline. “They should be prosecuted, they should be jailed, and whatever fine is needed should be collected,” he said. The Finance Ministry has said it will proceed to … Read more
Major tobacco producers saw their share prices tumble on Friday after US health officials said they would explore ways to cut nicotine levels in cigarettes. Shares in Altria, which markets brands such as Marlboro and Chesterfield, were down more than 10 percent in New York in afternoon trading, recovering somewhat from a 19 percent plunge … Read more
MzVee, Adomaa and Yaa Yaa will perform at the SKY Girls launch party on April 29 at the Aviation Social Centre. The artistes are fronting a campaign to help fight smoking amongst teenage girls. First launched in Bostwana, SKY Girls seeks to promote its smoke-free message in the context of what interests girls at the age where fashion, … Read more
Effective Friday (March 31, 2017), importers of products affected by the 1 percent special import levy will no longer pay any of such charges. It comes on the back of the implementation of the tax cuts announced in the 2017 budget. A statement from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) therefore directed the various customs and … Read more
Currently, around six million people die annually as a result of tobacco use, with most living in developing countries, a joint report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the National Cancer Institute of the United States of America has said. The report made available to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday by Tarik Jašarević, … Read more
About six million people die annually as a result of tobacco use, with most living in developing countries, a joint report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the National Cancer Institute of the United States of America has revealed. The report released Wednesday by WHO Communications Officer, Tarik Jašarević said policies to control tobacco … Read more
Health regulations to save the lives of present and future generations from the scourge of tobacco use have still not been adopted by Parliament since four years now. This is affecting the implementation of Part six of the Public Health Act, 2012 (ACT 851) – Tobacco Control Measures, which was passed by Parliament to ban … Read more
Republican nominee Donald Trump is in “excellent physical health,” according to a letter from his doctor. Mr Trump released the letter from his doctor, Harold N Bornstein, following a recent physical examination. The 70-year-old is listed as 6 foot 3 inches (1.9 metres) and weighs 236 pounds (116 kilos), which makes him overweight for his … Read more