The Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said the former president John Mahama has a bad track record of reversing policies initiated by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
His comment comes after Mahama promised to repeal the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) when the NDC wins power in the 2024 elections. “I just want to remind Ghanaians that the...
President Akufo-Addo says working together as a country we can help sustain the rebound of the economy and improve the living standards of Ghanaians.
Speaking at the May Day celebration on Sunday has said the outbreak of the coronavirus disturbed the economic gains made by his administration.
He has expressed optimism that the economy will pick up again.
An National Democratic Congress (NDC) government when it comes to power, will abolish the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy).
This was announced by former President John Dramani Mahama on Monday, 2 May 2022.
According to Mr Mahama, the opposition NDC is not opposed to taxation, however, the party is against taxes that burden the Ghanaian people.
The former President said: “We in the...
Ghana’s Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, arrived in the United States (U.S.) on Saturday, April 30, 2022, where he was met on arrival at Washington Dulles International Airport by Ghana’s Ambassador to the U.S. Her Excellency (H.E.) Hajia Alima Mahama and some officials of the Embassy of Ghana in Washington D.C..
Also present to welcome the King were the President...
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the 2020 running mate of former President John Dramani Mahama, has stated that she does not see comments made by the former Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Obed Yao Asamoah, against her candidature as a personal attack.
According to her, the NDC elder and stalwart was only expressing a disappointment he perhaps harboured...
Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has declared his support for Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia in the NPP leadership race.
He said Dr Bawumia will win the 2024 election to become the next President of Ghana.
“By the grace of the almighty Allah, the Dr. Bawumia will be the next President of Ghana. The NDC are very wild this time, we...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the outbreak of the coronavirus disturbed the economic gains made by his administration.
He has expressed optimism that the economy will pick up again.
Speaking at the May Day celebration on Sunday, he said “As I indicated at Kwahu-Nkwatia, Ghana will, again, as happened in my first term, be a shining example to the...
Effective today, Sunday, May 1, 2022, the government’s new 1.5% tax that affects most electronic financial transfers kicks in.
The controversial tax has been in the offing since November 2021 when Ken Ofori-Atta announced its planned implementation in the presentation of the 2022 budget statement.
After two separate unsuccessful attempts to get it passed between December and February 2022, due to...
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has said Ghanaians must think about how they can contribute for the development of the country than always demanding from government.
He said this on Friday April 29, 2022, when he cut the sod for a rubber plantation farm at Assin Nsuta in the Central Region. The 826-acre rubber plantation, is an initiative of...
President Nana Akufo-Addo has, in a tweet, said infrastructure development is a priority for his government.
This, he said, is seen in 3,016 housing units under the Kpone Affordable Housing Programme, 19km of drains completed with 1,000km of drains excavated, rechanneled and maintained across the country.
All these projects show that the taxes being contributed by Ghanaians are working, he said.
“Infrastructure...
