Tag Archives: 2023

Effective January 1, 2023, Jamaican fathers of newborn babies can go on paternity leave. The same also applies to families that have recently adopted a child. According to The Gleaner, the announcement of the new reforms was made by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the …

Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof. Godfred Bopkin has called for better particulars on the recent announcement of a freeze on usage of V8 within the capital for all government appointees. He is concerned that until clear guidelines are given, the directive contained in the 2023 Budget presented to …

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has appeared before parliament to fulfill his constitutional mandate by presenting the government budget to the House. The presentation was in accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution and section 21 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921). GhanaWeb in this article highlights …

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has described the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy as a Ɛka mpɛ dede budget. The Akan phrase, teased from the popular ‘sika mpɛ dede’ that was used by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during his last address to the nation, literally means that ‘debt does …

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced a proposal to review the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) from its current rate of 1.5 percent to 1.0 percent. In addition to the reduction of the rate, Ofori-Atta also proposed the removal of limits on transfers that will attract the levy. “Review the …

The government has indicated a further reduction in the headline rate of the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy to 1 percent from the current 1.5 percent. The review of the act is to drive aggressive mobilisation of domestic revenue. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta disclosed while presenting the 2023 budget statement in …

Government says it will not recruit any more staff into its workforce next year. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says his outfit will halt the employment of personnel in the country’s civil and public service from January 2023. He says this is geared towards expenditure rationalisation going forward. Mr Ofori-Atta said …

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, will on Thursday, 24 November 2022, present government’s budget statement for the 2023 year before Parliament. This was announced by Majority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh in Parliament, today, Monday, 21 November 2022. The Majority Chief Whip, while presenting the Business Statement of Parliament for …

Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed that all things being equal he expects to present the 2023 Budget to Parliament, peacefmonline reports. The Minister who is currently the subject of a motion of censure told journalists in Parliament that he had, however, yet to be officially informed about the …

Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has hinted at plans to marry his girlfriend cum baby mama, Chioma Rowlands, in 2023. In a video making rounds on the internet, a UK-based Nigerian pastor, Tobi Adegboyega, hosted the couple in his apartment in London where the ‘Jowo’ hitmaker was making …