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Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has expressed his Caucus’ gratitude to the Minority Caucus for not being noisy and disruptive in parliament during the consideration of the e-levy after Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta moved the motion in that regard on the floor on Tuesday, 29 March 2022. The Suame MP told journalists at a press conference following the passage of the ...

The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has formally moved for the controversial E-levy to be amended from 1.75% to 1.50%. The changes were made in the House on Tuesday after the Minority walked out of the House in opposition to the Bill. In December 2021, Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin said the percentage to be charged as electronic transaction levy (E-levy) ...

Gravely ill Chieftaincy Minister, Alexander Kojo-Kum has been ferried to parliament in an ambulance to assist in passing the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. The Majority in the House has had challenges with numbers to pass the E-levy. Lands For Sale In Acres at Aburi Amanfrom, Watch the video Below; The Member of Parliament for ...

Government appears to have abandoned the decision to reduce the rate of E-Levy from 1.75 to 1.5%. Finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta in Parliament on Tuesday moved for the adoption of the report of the Finance Committee without any changes in spite of assurances at Town Hall meetings and stakeholder consultations. Lands For Sale In Acres at Aburi Amanfrom, Watch the ...

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (Naspawap) in consultation with stakeholders has reviewed the prices of bottled and sachet water across the country. The price review takes effect from Friday, 1 April 2022. According to the association, “the price reviews have been necessitated by the rising cost of inputs, such as ...

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said Frontiers Healthcare Services Limited, the company contracted by the government to offer compulsory coronavirus testing at the Kotoka International Airport made a staggering profit of US$130 million (GHS984.7 million) over the last 18 months. Until President Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, 27 March 2022, cancelled the compulsory Covid-19 test ...

The Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) has announced that the price of petroleum products will go down by GHS1 from April. The chamber said it is in talks with the Bank of Ghana (BoG) for Ghanaians to see a substantial reduction in fuel prices at the pump next month. The Chief Executive Officer of CBOD, Mr Senyo Hosi, made ...

The Black Stars landed in Abuja on Monday for the second leg of their 2022 World Cup play-off against Nigeria on Tuesday. The first leg produced a 0-0 draw in Kumasi, and the Black Stars need a win or a scoring draw to qualify for the World Cup finals in Qatar. Lands For Sale In Acres at Aburi Amanfrom, Watch ...

The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court has dismissed an interlocutory injunction filed by Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and his officers. The court presided over by Her Ladyship Justice Barbara N. Tetteh-Charway rule that based on the nature of the substantive application, the motion for injunction is “inappropriate.” In ...

A Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture in Charge of Crops, Yaw Frimpong Addo has called Ghanaians to disregard the propaganda peddled by the main opposition National Democratic Congress’ Member of Parliament for Asunafo South Constituency in the Ahafo Region, Eric Opoku that Ghana imports a large number of cassava from China to augment its food stock. The Deputy Minister ...