Tag: budget
Ricketts-Hagan vows to uncover concealed GH¢11 billion tax in 2024 budget
George Ricketts-Hagan, Cape Coast South MP, alleges GH¢11 billion in hidden taxes within the 2024 government budget, promising exposure by the Minority caucus in...
Ghana’s parliament suspended ahead of 2022 budget passage
The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has suspended proceedings in the House for 30 minutes awaiting the presence of the Majority side in...
Accra: Group to lead anti-budget protest Nov 26
Protesters are expected to hit the streets of Ghana's capital Accra to register their displeasure over the government's budget for the year 2022.
The demonstration,...
Budget can’t build 88 district, 7 reg. hospitals – NDC MPs...
Minority in Parliament has cast doubts in the President’s commitment to build 88 district and 7 regional hospitals by the end of his second...
Disregard threats of fare increase – Transport operators to Ghanaians
The Road Transport Operators Union has in a statement urged the general public to disregard the recent arbitrary increase in road fares by some...
Ghana budget: New levies to help settle COVID-19 freebies, other expenses...
The Akufo-Addo administration has said it proposed new taxes in its budget statement to help address the huge fiscal gap created as a...
Ghana to receive over 17million COVID vaccines by June
The Akufo-Addo administration is set to procure more than 17million COVID-19 vaccines by the end of June, a caretaker Minister of Finance, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu...
¢13.6bn lost due to COVID-19, says Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
Ghana has recorded a whopping ¢13.6 billion in revenues losses due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has said.
This was disclosed...
Ghana gov’t pushes for COVID-19 levy, others to help recover economy
The Government of Ghana is introducing a Covid-19 Levy of 1% on Vat, Flat Rate Scheme (VFRS) and a 1% on National Health...
Ghana’s debt stock hits ¢291bn; COVID-19 a contributing factor
Ghana's public debt stock currently stands at ¢291.6 billion, about 76.1% of the country's Gross Domestic Products, the government has said.
This was disclosed by...