Ghana’s Parliament has approved the controversial E-Levy Bill after the Minority staged a walked out in protest to express their disaffection about how the tax will increase the hardship facing the ordinary Ghanaian. The parliament took the decision after the Consideration Stage was completed under a Certificate of Urgency. The levy was adopted at a reduced rate of 1.5% from the initial 1.75%. Now for the Bill to be operationalize into law, President Akufo Addo has to assent to it to give it meaning with the legislation. Before the president append his signature to the bill here is a…
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By Alex Ababio Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Prof. Peter Quartey has insisted that 1.5 % on E-levy will drive e-transation consumers away . He ,therefore , called for a reduction in the 1.5% rate charged for e-levy. Professor Quartey whilst speaking to the media in an interview noted that the rate of e-levy as it stands, will discourage a lot of consumers from patronising e-transaction services. “If you’re going to tax, you ought to be very careful with the rate at which you tax since there are other options and as for me,…
The Majority in Ghana’s Parliament has refuted claims by the Minority that the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ebenezer Kojo Kum, was absent in Parliament on Tuesday, March 29 when the E-Levy was passed. As indicated by Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the records in Parliament showed the incapacitated minister and MP as present and that he additionally voted in favor of the E-Levy. Afenyo-Markin added, “pay attention to the decision by Mr. Speaker, we are becoming a piece befuddled concerning this actual presence and you have come to Parliament, you are at the committee, you are doing this, you…
By Alex Ababio The chief of Akitibomo in the Kwabre East District of Ashanti region, Nana Mpianim Baafi II, has appealed to the Government through the district Assembly and all stakeholders to help provide a modern health centre in the community. He noted that the population of Akitibomo kept increasing with foreign settlers and is surrounded by six communities, but currently has no even a single Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound to cater for the health needs of the people in the community. Nana Mpianim Baafi made the appeal in an interview with Ghanaian Watch after he…
The Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Prof. Peter Twumasi, has expressed his profound gratitude to supporters who came to the Kumasi Sports Stadium to watch Ghana’s play-offs against Nigeria. Professor Peter Twumasi who disclosed this to the media said he was delighted in particular about how the stadium was filled to capacity , but he was quick to attribute it to how they were able to organize the game ,describing it as successful to a great extent . He further added that “there was no major casualty recorded at the stadium and so we would want to…
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Due to the current financial difficulty the country is going through, President Nana Akufo-Addo has taken decision to review downwards the salaries of every one of his appointees by somewhere in the range of 20% and 30%. Pay rates of Ministers , heads of departments as well as heads of municipal and district assemblies will be affected The most recent decision followed through at after the President was engagd in a emergency meeting with his ministers and members from the Economic Management Team (EMT) throughout the end of the week. The report suggested that the President’s proposition were being…
China Eastern Airlines airplane has crashed in the southern territory of Guangxi, amidst fear of no survival. A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 was conveying 132 passengers crashed in the southern Guangxi Province on Monday, China’s Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) said. The number of death is unknown , however, Guangxi’s emergency services said rescuers were en route to the accident scene. The plane was flying from the city of Kunming to Guangzhou. CAAC said the airplane lost contact over the city of Wuzhou. It had 123 travelers and nine team on board. Flight following site FlightRadar24 said the Boeing 737-89P quickly…
A 22-year-old excavator driver who is known by the local people as Maame Dufie died on the spot after the excavator she was driving fell into a galamsey pit. The unfortunate incident was reported to have occured in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti region . Head of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) at the District, Samuel Asare Brew who confirmed the news with Kwasi Ntiamoah on Kessben FM Breaking News noted that the late Maame Dufie’s body was retrieved at 3:00 am in the pit. As per the account of the witness , the pit which…
By Alex Ababio The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, on behalf of government has appointed a Sole Inquirer to investigate the circumstances leading to some disturbances regarding the ownership of some parcel of land in dispute between the Bulgarian Embassy and a private businessman. Speaking at the inauguration ,Lands Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, noted that the Ministry was alerted by the media reports about the demolition of the Bulgarian Embassy by a few private people. According to him they acted swiftly in responding to the report, as a group drove by his Deputy Minister in charge of Lands…