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Govt responds to Nana Addo’s claims on Gitmo detainees
Add a CommentGovernment has denied claims by the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), that it disregarded aspects of the Anti-Terrorism Act (Act 762) by receiving two ex-detainees of the Guantanamo Bay Camp into Ghana. According to a statement issued and … Read more →
Gov’t to reverse 1% withholding tax
Add a CommentThe Ministry of Finance has submitted proposals to Parliament to reverse the one per cent withholding tax imposed on interest earned by individuals on any investments. The tax imposition on interests is part of provisions in the new Income Tax … Read more →
Gov’t misled parliament on AMERI power deal – Dominic Nitiwul
Add a CommentThe Deputy Minority leader in Parliament Dominic Nitiwul has sought to insulate Parliament from public criticism over the controversial $510 million AMERI power deal. Parliament is on record to have debated the merits of the deal for only six minutes, … Read more →
Govt blows $40m on dictionaries
Add a CommentThe Ministry of Education (MoE) is reportedly entering into a $40 million contract which sources say looks bizarre and dodgy. The contract, which is said to have already gone to tender, is meant for the supply of English Dictionaries for … Read more →
Gov’t’s debt to ECG now $512m
Add a CommentGovernment’s indebtedness to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has shot up to about $512 million, approximately GH¢1.945 billion, BUSINESS GUIDE has learnt. Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) from last year to date have failed to pay accumulated bills. Government … Read more →
Gov’t borrows GH¢5.3bn to pay debts
Add a CommentGovernment is still contracting loans from both the local and international markets to service debts. A recent one is the issue of a 3-year fixed rate bond to the general public to mobilize GH¢1.5 billion for the restructuring of government … Read more →
Nana Addo alleges: Gov’t blows $10 million on printing presidential diaries
Add a CommentNana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has alleged that the Mahama-led government spent $10 million on printing presidential diaries. This issue according to him, is sad because Ghanaians on a daily basis are struggling … Read more →
Gov’t borrows GH¢125m from domestic market
Add a CommentGovernment borrowed GH¢125.2 million in treasury notes from the domestic bond market between July 6 and September 14, 2015, Business Finder can confirm. Out of this, GH¢79.6 million was issued on September 11. GH¢32 million issued on July 24 and … Read more →
Gov’t and organised labour agree on 10% salary increase in 2016
Add a CommentThe government and organised labour have agreed on a 10 per cent increase in base salary on the Single Spine Pay Policy for 2016. The increment, which is for all public sector workers, becomes effective on January 20, 2016. In … Read more →
Return to consulting rooms by Thursday or … – Gov’t to Doctors
Add a CommentThe Ministry of Health has directed all heads of medical facilities to resume the provision of health services, including emergency and outpatient services, to the general public by Wednesday, August 19. The Ministry has further directed striking members of the … Read more →
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