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Members of Parliament received a number of proposals from tax experts on the issue of the now controversial Electronic transactions levy (E-levy) that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta included in the 2022 budget. Whereas one expert asked for the total scrapping of the tax, another hailed it as ingenious with a …

The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has rallied his fellow legislators to back the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ Bill in Parliament. At a press conference on Friday, October 15, 2021, Mr. Iddrisu said the Bill had full bipartisan support, with all MPs united in “holding high the moral flag of our country.” He …

• Sam George says some embassies are threatening MPs with visa ban • He says the MPs remain focused on passing the bill • Muntaka Mohammed has condemned the actions of the embassies Sam Nartey George, the lead advocate for the anti-LGBTQ+ bill has provided an account of how the …

Mr Rockson-Nelson Defeamakpor, Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi has justified the government’s decision to provide US$100,000 as car loans for MPs. According to him, all the other arms of government with the exception of the legislature are provided with official vehicles for their use without going for a loan. …

  • Kennedy Agyapong how disclosed how two former NPP MPs attempted to dupe some Israeli businessman in a business transaction • The MP said his honesty as a business person led him to prompt the Israelis who would have lost US$37 million • The MP was speaking at the maiden edition …

Members of the Parliament Select Committee on Environment Science and Technology have paid a working visit to Panbros Salt Industries and Empire Cement, a new cement factory being constructed along the Weija Road. The MP’s embarked on the tour in a bid to get first-hand information on some concerns raised …

  • Martin Amidu has written his latest epistle, touching on the subject of the double salary of MPs • He has denied ever investigating the case as claimed by the Attorney General, Godfred Dame • He also accuses President Akufo-Addo of using the case to hold some MPs down Martin Amidu, …

  Exactly four years ago in 2016, Member of Parliament for the Ablekuma West Constituency, Ursula Owusu Ekulful, has revealed that some MP’s usually die from debts they incur during electioneering periods. Her comments at that time was in reaction to a research conducted by the Centre for Democratic Development …

  The Ningo-Prampram MP has bemoaned that it takes only a ‘miracle’ for one to become a Member of Parliament in Ghana. According to Sam George, MPs in the country suffer a lot because their electorates think that they receive huge sums of money, as what is called “ex gratia”. He said the …

  A Cape Coast High Court on Monday set the grounds for the trial of Assin North Member of Parliament (MP), James Gyakye Quayson’s dual citizenship at a case management conference. The Court presided over by Mr Justice Kwasi Boakye, scaled down about 15 issues presented by the counsels in …