The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has downplayed the lawsuit filed by the Minority in Parliament over the passage of the 1.5% electronic transfer levy.
Three minority MPs led by their leader, Haruna Iddrisu, have filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging the legality of the decision by parliament.
The NDC MPs are alleging that the decision on the tax...
A member of the legal team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba has said that the signing of the e-levy bill into law by President Nana Addo Danklwa Akufo-Addo does not affect the case against the approval in court.
Mr Amaliba said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday April 2 with host Dzifa Bampoh that the legality...
Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has refuted claims that the controversial E-Levy was smuggled into Parliament.
He explained that “I disagree with the notion that it was smuggled in. It was clearly advertised and the minority knew the e-levy would be discussed.”
Alexander Afenyo-Markin said this on Joy FM’s ‘NewsFile’.
He commended the Minority for raising issues on the E-Levy and focusing...
The Member of Parliament for the Nhyiaeso Constituency, Dr Stephen Amoah, has apologised for comparing the current state of the Ghanaian economy to a child diagnosed with a sickle cell disease. While contributing to discussions on JoyNews’ Newsfile on March 26, Dr Amoah likened the state of the economy to a “child with sickle cell”.
He told host, Samson...
Ningo Prampram MP, Sam George, has said President Akufo-Addo was misled when he announced the government had constructed 10,875 kilometres of new roads in the last five years.
Mr. George and other Minority members remain skeptical of the President’s figures.
“Let’s call a spade a spade. The president was misled. It won’t be the first time,” he said on The Big...
Kumasi-based Gospel Artiste Broda Sammy born Samuel Opoku has shockingly rescinded his decision to stop having sexual intercourse with his wife less than a fortnight after making the promise.
The controversial Gospel musician on Accra-based UTV indicated that he can no longer sleep with his wife because she believes he is an occult.
He said his wife had ectopic pregnancy and...
The Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit of the Northern Region Police Command has arrested Hanan Shamrock, a proprietor of a basic school at Bilpela, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern region for allegedly impregnating his fourteen-year-old biological daughter.
The suspect is currently in police custody assisting with investigations.
Police have indicated that the suspect will be arraigned after investigations.
The...
Sources close to the Presidency, have revealed that President Akufo-Addo has signed the E-levy Bill into law.
Speaking exclusively to JoyNews, Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, confirmed that, the President gave his assent on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
As a result, the Bill, which was passed by Parliament on Tuesday, has now become a binding law which will be operationalised...
The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has warned Members of Parliament (MPs) during proceedings in the House on Thursday, March 31.
He cautions them to keep quiet and listen to him when he is speaking.
The Speaker indicated that interjecting the Speaker when he is speaking amounts to Contempt of Parliament, adding that he will be compelled to start citing MPs...
The government expects systems that will pave the way for the implementation of the electronic transfer levy to be ready from May 2022.
According to the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, there have been discussions with the Controller and Accountant General’s Department and the Ghana Revenue Authority in this regard. “We had some meetings with the Controller General and GRA, and...
