The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has temporarily suspended the implementation of the proposed 20% upward adjustment in transport fares. The GPRTU in a statement said, the suspension is to engage in a stakeholder consultation with the Ministry of Transport on 23 January 2024. Earlier, the GPRTU announced plans …
Read More »Ghana invited to join implementation of Ukrainian Peace Formula
Ghana has been invited to join the implementation of the Ukrainian Peace Formula, a ten-point plan meant to bring the Russia-Ukraine war to an end. Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a meeting with his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on the sidelines of the 2024 World Economic Forum (WEF), …
Read More »Gov’t to begin implementation of Nat’l Rental Assistance Scheme – Minister
Government has hinted at plans to roll out National Rental Assistance Scheme to support lower-income earners to have decent rented accommodation in the country. The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) promised in its 2020 manifesto to pay rent advance of Ghanaian youth in its second term to in the short …
Read More »We’re ready for implementation of E-levy – GRA
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has said it is ready for the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy). The implementation of the E-Levy takes off on Sunday, 1 May 2022. A statement issued by the GRA to announce the take off of the levy on Sunday, said: “GRA has …
Read More »Sulemana Braimah predicts chaos ahead of E-levy implementation on May 1
The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah predicts chaos may erupt should government go ahead and roll out the E-levy come May 1. He said a lot of people did not understand the process, particularly mobile money merchants. Speaking on the “AM show” on …
Read More »NPP will pay a big price for E-Levy implementation – Kofi Konadu Apraku
Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, a leading member of the governing NPP, has indicated that the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy, otherwise known as E-Levy, will go a long way to affect the governing party. Speaking in an interview with Joy News, the former Trade and Industry Minister stated that …
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