Former deputy Minister of Finance John Ampontuah Kumah who died in March was laid to rest at his hometown in Ejisu today. John Kumah died at age 45 after a short illness. Hundreds of mourners were in Ejisu to pay their last respect to Kumah who was also the Member of Parliament for Ejisu Constituency. […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has set April 30, 2024, as the date for the Ejisu constituency by-election in the Ashanti region following the passing of the Member of Parliament (MP) and Deputy Finance Minister, Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah on March 7, 2024. Dr. Kumah’s death, attributed to a brief illness, has left a widow and […]
The widow of John Kumah, the late Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Ejisu has stated that her husband did not die from food poisoning, contrary to circulating reports. Instead, she clarified that he courageously battled a severe illness for over a year. Speaking in an interview with Asaase News, Apostle Lilian Kumah […]
President Akufo-Addo has described the late Deputy Finance Minister, Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah, as a Ghanaian patriot par excellence. For him, Dr Kumah’s “unwavering dedication to service, his tireless commitment to the betterment of our nation, and his profound passion for uplifting the lives of the people of Ejisu and Ghana were evident to all […]
Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. John Kumah, has revealed that the government amassed a total of GH¢1.19 billion in revenue from the E-levy in the year 2023. This substantial sum has been strategically allocated to various initiatives aimed at addressing unemployment in the country, including the YouStart Programme by the the Ghana Enterprise Agency, and […]
The government has laid before Parliament three amended bills as part of measures to revamp domestic revenue mobilisation. When passed, the Income Tax Amendment Bill, the Excise Duty Amendment Bill and the Growth and Sustainability Amendment Bill will together rake in about GH¢4 billion annually. A highly placed source at the Ministry of Finance told […]
A civil society organisation (CSO) with interest in agriculture and the social sector, SEND Ghana, has called on the government to bring back road tolls to help shore up revenue for development. It explained that reintroducing the road tolls would help generate more revenue for the state and ease the pressure on the economy, since […]
A Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr John Ampontuah Kumah has assured that the government on Monday (August 29, 2022), received the full loan amount of $750 million from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) but $37 million from the facility was set aside for debt service obligations. His comments come after the ranking member on the […]
The Ranking Member on the Finance Committee of Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has predicted that 2022 will be a year of economic misery and inflation, urging Ghanaians to brace up for difficult times. In a Facebook post, Dr Forson also projected that the prices of goods will increase by at least 30% and the […]
