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Ghana is seeking $3 billion from IMF programme – Finance Minister
Add a CommentThe Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed that Ghana will seek $3 billion dollars from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) when negotiations start. According to the Minister, this new figure is a revised version of the $1 billion the … Read more →
State loses GH¢27bn to tax exemptions – Finance Minister confirms in Parliament
Add a CommentThe Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has confirmed that the country lost about GH¢27 billion to tax exemptions granted some businesses between 2008 and 2020. The amount translates to about GH¢2.2 billion surrendered in tax waivers each year for the … Read more →
Finance Minister to present Mid-Year Budget July 27
Add a CommentThe Mid-Year Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government and Supplementary Estimate for the 2022 financial year in Parliament has been postponed to July 27, 2022. The review is in pursuance of the Public Financial Management … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo directs Finance Minister to engage IMF for economic programme
Add a CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has directed the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to begin formal engagements with the International Monetary Fund, for an economic programme, Joy Business can authoritatively confirm. A statement signed by the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, and dated July … Read more →
30% cut in expenditures will help bolster cedi – Finance Minister
Add a CommentThe Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has assured Parliament that the government and the Bank of Ghana (BoG) are on top of efforts to slowdown the depreciation of the cedi against its major counterparts. Mr Ofori-Atta said the 30 per … Read more →
Covid-19 funds: Akufo-Addo and Finance Minister giving contradictory accounts – Minority
Add a CommentThe Minority in Parliament has said that the government’s accounts on the Covid-19 expenditures are contradictory. According to the Caucus, President Akufo-Addo and the Finance Minister have given different figures in relation to how much has been spent on the … Read more →
File tax returns by April ending – Finance Minister to taxpayers
Add a CommentThe Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has urged taxpayers to file their tax returns for 2021 with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) by the end of April 2022 to ensure compliance with the tax laws and promote revenue mobilisation. His … Read more →
2022 Budget: No consensus yet on e-levy – Finance Minister
Add a CommentThe government has made concessions in the 2022 Budget Statement as part of consensus-building around the policy document. The concessions include the exclusion of mineral royalties collateralisation in the Agyapa Royalties deal, the earmarking of about GH¢10 million to complete … Read more →
GH¢10 billion package earmarked to support entrepreneurship – Finance Minister
Add a CommentThe government is rolling out a GH¢10-billion package over three years as support for start-up businesses and youth entrepreneurship ventures in the country. In line with this, the government, through the E-Levy, proposes to use GH¢1 billion each year to … Read more →
Finance Minister to present 2022 budget Nov 17
Add a CommentThe Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori Atta will present the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government for the 2022 Financial Year to Parliament on November 17, 2021. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu made this known … Read more →
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