POLITICS

Pressure Group, Arise Ghana has called on the Akufo-Addo-led government to withdraw the E-levy immediately since it has opted to seek economic bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the wake of the poor performance of the economy. According to Arise Ghana, the E levy was introduced to prevent the government from seeking IMF bailout but if the same ...

Bolgatanga Central Member of Parliament Mr Isaac Adongo has proposed to the government to put together a team of experts to be led by an economist Dr Kwame Pianim for the negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He said Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and the Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance Charles Adu Boahen should not be ...

A Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr John Kumah has said an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme will help the country to come out from the economic challenges faster. He said the government hopes that the programme will benefit the country. “Our objective as government is to restore confidence in the economy and rebound it from the difficulty, from the challenges, not only in ...

Member of Parliament for Nhyiase, Dr Stephen Amoah has said the government must negotiate with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in such a way that the conditions that will be given are not extreme. The Member of Finance committee justified the decision to go the IMF after saying the challenges that confront the Ghanaian economy are global. Speaking on the ...

The Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has admitted that the decision by the government to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout is the best policy option under the current economic circumstances. He, therefore, calls on Ghanaians to rally behind the government in the decision taken. “That decision deserves our respect ...

Chief Operations Officer at Dalex Finance, Mr Joe Jackson, has said implementation of the conditions that will be given by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Ghana will come along with pains. He explained that the country cannot get out of the situation without going through pains to implement the yet-to-be determined conditions. Speaking in an in interview with TV3’s Martin Asiedu-Darteh ...

The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has said the New Patriotic Party cannot win the 2024 elections with people leading the nation to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a financial bailout. Speaking at an on-going NPP National Constituency Officers Welfare workshop at Koforidua in the Eastern Region Friday, Mr Agyapong expressed disgust about the move by ...

The Minority in Parliament has called on the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government to apologise to Ghanaians and immediately cancel the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) for heading to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout. Speaking to Starr News Minority spokesperson on Communications A.B.A Fuseini argued the move is final proof of the level of mismanagement of the economy by the Akufo-Addo ...

Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Marking has told the Minority that the National Democratic Congress (NDC), when in government, went to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support due to mismanagement of the economy. The Effutu lawmaker stated on the floor of Parliament Friday July 1 that at the time the NDC went to the IMF, there were no major international crises that ...

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has asked the government to cancel the e-levy if it has finally decided to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He explained that the government gave two options to Ghanaians, either to implement the e-levy or to go to the IMF to tackle the economic challenges. The e-levy, he said, was finally chosen ...