POLITICS

After three days of debate on the 2022 budget statement presented to Parliament by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, members are set to vote on the policy document on Friday, November 26. Though there have been public disagreements over some of the taxes introduced in the budget presented by Mr Ofori-Atta on Wednesday, November 17, it is set for ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced the first of a series of town hall meetings to discuss the 2022 budget statement presented by Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta. According to a press release by the National Communications Bureau of the party, the first edition will be held on Tuesday, November 30 at the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah ...

The fate of the 2022 Budget and Economic Policy of the government will be determined through voting by secret ballot today Friday 26th November 20221 in Parliament. Speaking in the House on Thursday, the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu served notice his side will reject the budget as a result of the 1.75% Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy). He disclosed he will ...

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor has called on Members of Parliament and Ghanaians particularly the youth to support the 2022 budget.   The Minister described the budget as one that is “laying the building blocks of hope” for economic recovery. The Minister, who is also the Member of Parliament for Damongo constituency, said the “Agenkwa” ...

A Deputy Minister of Finance, Abena Osei-Asare, has suggested that the government is likely to soon review the implementation strategy for the proposed Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy). Speaking at a Deloitte Economic Dialogue Webinar on the 2022 budget, Osei-Asare said the government is very interested in promoting a cashless system and also finding ways to generate revenue for the development ...

Members of the Economic fighter’s league and Fix The Country Movement as well as some Ghanaians will today, Friday, 26 November 2021 march to parliament in a move to compel the House to reject the 2022 budget. The demonstration is to express their grievances about the tax increases and introduction of new taxes especially the e-levy in the 2022 budget. ...

The Member of Parliament for Adaklu, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has urged Parliament to haul General Secretary of the governing NPP John Boadu before the privileges over his insulting comments against the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin. John Boadu in addressing party members at Mankesim stated the speaker is suffering from an inferiority complex. “The Speaker talks anyhow, now ...

Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, Stephen Amoah, has said his colleague lawmaker for Juaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has been engaging in propaganda with his comments on the government’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic. He said Akandoh has not been able to provide facts and figures to support his claim that the Covid situation in Ghana is out of hands. Akandoh ...

A Former National Security Advisor, Brigadier-General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah has warned that Ghana should prepare for what is ahead of the nation because the signs are clear on the streets. The former Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces said Ghana is in danger due to the increasing number of unemployed youth. Brigadier-General Nunoo-Mensah made the observations in an ...

Since losing her seat as the Chairperson of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Samia Nkrumah has refused to participate in any meeting at the behest of the current executives of the CPP. Nana Yaa Jantuah, General Secretary of the CPP, made this revelation on Accra100.5FM’s morning show Ghana Yensom hosted by Kwame Appiah Kubi on Thursday, 25 November 2021. Speaking ...