The government has welcomed the 2022 Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders in which Ghana has significantly dropped from 30 to 60 in the global ranking and stated that the report will serve as a baseline for which the government will work in collaboration with the National Media Commission (NMC) to help deepen the execution of a […]
Vice President, Dr. Mahmudu Bawumia says government will not renege on its efforts to resuscitate the economy of the country. According to Dr. Bawumia, the government understands the suffering of Ghanaians, thus, it has adopted several measures in different sectors of the economy, particularly, in education, infrastructure, and agriculture, to alleviate the hardship citizens are […]
The Supreme Court will today, May 4, hear the application brought before it by three Minority MPs against the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy). The MPs filed the suit on Tuesday, April 19, following the bill’s passage by the Majority Caucus on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, despite a walkout by the Minority Caucus. […]
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged Muslims to uphold the great values they showed to humanity during the just ended holy month of Ramadan. Addressing Muslims at the National Eid al-Fitr celebration at the Independence Square in Accra, Dr. Bawumia urged Muslims to continue to show kindness to humanity beyond the month of Ramadan, […]
The government and its social partners will roll out the right mix of policies to help protect jobs and incomes. Delivering the keynote address at the May Day Parade last Sunday, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said the “government, with the agreement of the Social Partners, will, shortly, engage Organised Labour, employers and key stakeholders […]
The Ghana Revenue Authority has announced its decision to commence the operationalization of the E-levy from May 1 in a modified-phased approach. This follows the results of an assessment carried out by the GRA to test the general readiness of some charging entities to integrate with the E-Levy management system. The new development is a […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has rallied the citizenry to renew their trust in the country’s democratic process and vigilantly protect the 1992 Constitution against the threats of saboteurs. The caution, he explained, was premised on the fact that “there are some, who, for their own parochial and selfish interests, would want to see a […]
All is set for the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy) to take off on Sunday, as scheduled. The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the three charging entities – banks and specialised deposit-taking institutions (DFIs), electronic money issuers (EMIs) and telecommunications companies (telcos) – have put in place the relevant systems and mechanisms to start collecting 1.5 […]
The government has cut the revenue target from the Electronic Transactions levy (E-Levy) to GH¢4.5 billion in line with developments following the proposal of the levy in November last year. The Commissioner-General of GRA, Reverend Dr Ammisshaddai Owusu-Amoah, told Graphic Online Thursday that the revision followed the reduction in the rate from 1.75 per cent […]
Economist Prof Stephen Adei is urging government to sack all striking members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG). According to him, the Association’s request for neutrality allowance is unacceptable and unethical. “It is the worst I can ever think of as someone who has worked was in the public sector […]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has cautioned the public against participating in the impending launch of cryptocurrency investment scheme “SIDICOIN”. In a statement, the BoG said neither the investment scheme nor its promoters had obtained approval from the central bank to operate in the banking and payment services sector. The Bank also reiterated that cryptocurrencies […]
The Keta Police Command is holding a worker of the Keta Municipal Assembly, Geoffrey James Ocloo, and a tanker driver over their involvement in the diversion of a tanker carrying premix fuel meant for fishermen in the Keta municipality. The product was meant for the Nukpesekope Landing Beach Committee (LBC) but was allegedly diverted and […]
