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The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has described as unfortunate the 2.5 per cent increment in Value Added Tax (VAT). According to GUTA, this is a clear departure from the promise the government made to stakeholders during the budget hearings. At the said meetings, the government made it clear …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said government is negotiating a new policy that seeks to ensure the country purchases imported oil products with gold rather than foreign exchange. In a Facebook post on November 24, 2022, the Vice President said the policy is expected to take effect by the end …

In a yet-to-be premiered expose by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Minister of State for Finance Charles Adu Boahen has been captured on tape making various implicating statements. Among other things, the deputy minister, who was being recorded by undercover agents of Anas disguised as investors, said they would need …

Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has disclosed that a private sector developer has assumed control over government’s Saglemi housing project. According to him, the developer will be in charge of selling the housing units when completed. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Sunday, November 13, 2022, Francis Asenso-Boakye said, …

The government has given the assurance that it has stepped up its talks with some oil-producing countries to secure cheaper petroleum products to cushion Ghanaians in the face of the rising cost of fuel in the country. The Deputy Minister for Energy, Andrews Egyapa Mercer, made this announcement while reacting …

Cassiel Ato Forson, Member of Parliament for Ajumako Enyan Essiam Constituency in the Central Region has alleged that government went on a borrowing spree in the lead-up to the 2020 polls. Ato Forson, who is the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee said a total of GH¢67 billion was borrowed, an amount which …

Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, says it is wrong to measure government’s performance only by the current post-COVID-19 economic difficulties. He said the country’s economy outlook before the onset of the pandemic was positive; thus the reason the government continued to attribute the current crisis to factors emanating from the …

The sad news coming from Abura Dunkwa in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District Assembly is that, a two-week-old baby boy has been kidnapped at the government hospital. In an exclusive interview with Ghanaweb, Mr. Ebenezer Mensah, father of the child mentioned that the incident happened during the early hours of Friday October …

The government has said it has released funds to the National Food Buffer Stock Company and the Senior High and TVET Schools across the country for feeding. In a statement, the government said GH¢126,000,000 had been released to the National Food Buffer Stock Company for non-perishable food items. GH¢72,106,603 was …

Government has come under criticism from a cross-section of the public due to the current economic crisis. In the wake of this, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been at the receiving end from almost all and sundry. While the “ordinary citizens” have been agitating on and off social media, Ghanaian celebrities …