2023 budget: YouStart to drive creation of 1m jobs in 3 years
Despite a freeze on public sector employment, the 2023 budget statement and economic policy targets to create jobs through full scale implementation of the YouStart programme.
Pilot…
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National Security Operative remanded over GH₵2.7m gold robbery
A National Security operative accused of robbing a director of 5 kilogramme of gold worth GH₵2.7 million has been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit court.…
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Extortion allegations: Anas dares accusers to sue him
Tiger Eye PI has dismissed allegations of extortion and blackmail levelled against the company and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Anas Aremeyaw Anas.
This comes after investigative…
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53.8% cedi depreciation adds GH₵93bn to public debt this year
The depreciation of the cedi, which has lost about 53.8 percent of its value since the beginning of the year has increased public debt by GH₵93 billion.
Finance Minister Ken…
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2.5% VAT increase and impact on businesses, consumers
Mr Ken Ofori- Atta, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, has proposed a 2.5 per cent increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) to support roads and digitization agenda of government.…
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E-levy reduced to 1%, daily threshold scrapped
Mr Ken Ofori- Atta, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, has announced plans to review the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-levy) Act and specifically reduce the headline rate from…
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2023 Budget: Minority foresees more hardships for Ghanaians
Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, Ranking Member of Parliament's Finance Committee, Thursday said Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, failed to provide a Budget Statement and Economic…
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110,000 acres of land for rice, tomato, maize poultry etc production
The Government is pursuing an Economic Enclave Project to provide support for the cultivation of up to 110,000 acres of land in the Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Savannah and Oti…
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All 2.5m extremely poor people to benefit from LEAP
Government assures to continue implementing Ghana’s social protection programmes despite the current economic challenges.
Government is also expanding the various social protection…
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Govt targets 7.7% deficit, 2.8% GDP growth in 2023
The 2023 budget statement and economic policy has been anchored on aggressively mobilize domestic revenue, streamline and rationalise expenditures, boost local productive capacity,…
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