POLITICS

God has been merciful – Ofori-Atta speaks on COVID recovery

Finance Minister-designate Ken Ofori Atta says his recovery from COVID-19 complications has been miraculous. According to him, doctors taking care of him in the United States acknowledge the involvement of a divine being in his recovery. Contributing to a virtual post-budget forum held by PricewaterhouseCoopers Tuesday, the former Finance Minister said “For me personally, I guess I would want to ...

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Trust our MPs – NDC Council of Elders to party members

The Council of Elders for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on party members to offer the needed support for the Minority in Parliament in order to hold the Nana Addo-led government accountable. In a press release signed by Chairman of the Council, Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu, the Council noted that recent happenings in Parliament regarding the approval of ...

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Bagbin threatens to reject Akufo-Addo’s 2021 budget

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin has issued a stern warning to Committees which will consider the 2021 budget estimates against approving such estimates with the figures offered by the president. The speaker further disclosed that he will not forward the appropriation bill to the president for his assent when passed if negotiations are not done to find a ...

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Ghana’s debt stock now GHC291.6b – Mensa-Bonsu

The COVID-19 Pandemic has pushed the country’s deficit and debts to worrying levels, according to statistics presented in the 2021 Budget statement read in Parliament on Friday by the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu. He said the current debt stock is 291.6 billion cedis with 76.1% GDP as compared to 2016 where the debt stock was 122 billion ...

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2021 budget: Gov’t frees Trotros, Taxis of income tax

Government has announced the suspension of vehicle income tax for beneficiaries of commercial public transport popularly called Trotros and taxis to reduce the cost of transportation under its tax relief program. Small businesses will also enjoy the suspension of income tax stamp payments. This was contained in the 2021 Budget statement read in Parliament by the Minister for Parliamentary affairs ...

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Coronavirus pushes deficit and debts to worrying levels – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

The Covid-19 Pandemic has pushed the country’s deficit and debts to worrying levels according to statistics presented in the 2021 Budget statement read in Parliament on Friday 12th March 2021 by the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu. He said the current debt stock is 291.6 billion cedis with 76.1% GDP as compared to 2016 where the debt stock was ...

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LIVESTREAMING: 2021 Budget Statement presentation

The majority leader in parliament Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is reading the 2021 budget and economic policy for the year on behalf of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta who is currently in the United States to seek medical care. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made the decision to allow the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs to present the budget on behalf of the government ...

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You were gossiping with Domelevo – Adom-Otchere chastises CSOs

Paul Adom-Otchere, the host of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, has alleged that Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the country were going about gossiping with Daniel Domelevo, the immediate past Auditor-General who was forced to retire by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to Adom-Otchere, the leaders of these CSOs always went to the office of Daniel Yao Domelevo at 5 PM ...

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Ensure total security in your jurisdiction – Akufo-Addo to Regional Ministers

President Akufo-Addo has charged all sixteen (16) regional ministers to ensure that they maintain total security, peace, and order in their respective regions where they are to serve. The President gave the regional ministers the charge when he addressed them at the Jubilee House on Thursday the 11th of March 2021, at a swearing-in ceremony where he administered three oaths ...

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Nana Aba Anamoah back on Twitter trends after asking Koku Anyidoho about marital tussle

Broadcaster Nana Aba Anamoah and Koku Anyidoho have been the subject for discussion on social media after the politician threatened to walk off a live radio interview over claims that he was being held hostage by the host who had asked him about his estranged wife. On her maiden edition of the Starr Chat show, March 10, 2021, Nana Aba Anamoah asked Koku Anyidoho if a message was ...

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