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College voor de Rechten van de Mens: Belastingdienst discrimineerde mensen van buitenlandse afkomst

De Belastingdienst heeft bij de aanpak van fraude met kinderopvangtoeslag mensen van buitenlandse afkomst gediscrimineerd. Mensen met een niet-Nederlandse achtergrond werden vaker als potentiële fraudeur aangezien. Dat concludeert het College voor de Rechten van de Mens. “De werkwijzen en processen van de Belastingdienst/Toeslagen troffen in het bijzonder personen met een buitenlandse afkomst.” Het onderzoek van het College draaide om de ...

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Schouten garandeert: nieuw pensioen mag niet meer dan 5 procent lager zijn dan het oude

Pensioenspaarders mogen er bij de overgang naar het nieuwe pensioensysteem maximaal 5 procent op achteruit gaan. Daarvoor komt extra regelgeving. Zonder die regels zouden de spaarders er veel meer op achteruit kunnen gaan. Gijs Herderscheê15 september 2022, 18:17 Minister Schouten tijdens het overleg over de herziening van het pensioenstelsel.Beeld Bart Maat / ANP Minister Carola Schouten (ChristenUnie) voor Armoedebeleid, Participatie ...

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Ghana cedi expected to stabilise soon – Report

Business News of Thursday, 15 September 2022 The Ghana cedi is expected to stabilize against it major peers in the coming weeks on the back of inflows from the Cocoa Syndicated loan, Databank Research has said. “In the coming weeks, we expect the cedi to find a cushion on the back of expected forex inflows from the $1.3 billion cocoa ...

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Increase cocoa bag price from GH¢660 to GH¢1,500 or we’ll sell it abroad – Farmers

Business News of Thursday, 15 September 2022 Cocoa farmers in Ghana have urged the Ghanaian government and Ghana Cocoa Board to raise the price of cocoa from GH¢660 per bag to GH¢1,500 during the 2022-2023 harvest, or they will be forced to abandon their crop. According to the Obaatampa Cocoa Farmers Cooperative Union, Dormaaman Cocoa Farmers Cooperative Union, Ghana National ...

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IMF ranks Ghana 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa with highest private savings

Business News of Thursday, 15 September 2022   The International Monetary Fund has ranked Ghana in fourth place with the highest private savings in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). According to a recent report published by the Fund dubbed, ‘Private Savings and COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa,’ Ghana increased its private savings from about 24 percent in 2019 to about 30 percent in 2022. It also noted ...

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Evidence on how Aisha Huang left Ghana emerges

General News of Thursday, 15 September 2022   Aisha Huang The Ghana Immigration Service has given details about how Aisha Huang left the country. According to a report by Ghaniantimes, her repatriation and notice of revocation of the permit were contained in a notice dated December 19, 2018. The revocation order states, “You are hereby informed that in accordance with ...

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Ghana to begin ore mining by end of 2023 – GIISDEC

Business News of Tuesday, 13 September 2022 The Board Chairman of the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation (GIISDEC), Farouk Aliu Mahama, has stated that Ghana will begin mining iron ore by the end of 2023. According to him, steel companies have been contracted to ascertain the steel component in the country as the government is moving to enhance ...

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Difficulties in economy will be over soon – Akufo-Addo

Business News of Tuesday, 13 September 2 President Nana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reassured Ghanaians that the local economy will bounce back to normal despite the ravaging effects of the global pandemic – coronavirus and the Russia-Ukraine war. He said though the economy has in recent times been fraught with several challenges, he is optimistic the challenges will soon come ...

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