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Resident persons risk prosecution for failure to disclose incomes – GRA

Business News of Thursday, 25 April 2024 Source: GNA   Commissioner-General of GRA, Julie Essiam   Resident persons who fail to disclose their income earned from abroad for tax regularisation risk sanctions including criminal prosecution, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has cautioned. Commissioner-General of GRA, Julie Essiam, said the Authority would further impose penalties for making false or misleading state­ment, as specified under ...

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Persons with dual citizenship can become Chief Justice, Chief Directors – Supreme Court declares

General News of Thursday, 25 April 2024 Disclaimer Source: kasapafmonline.com   Supreme Court of Ghana The Supreme Court has, by a majority 6-1 decision, declared the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 2000 (ACT 581), which prohibits a person with dual citizenship from becoming a Chief Justice, unconstitutional. The apex Court’s judgement also applies to the positions of Commissioner of Value Added ...

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Your appointees stole with impunity even from market women – Nana B jabs Mahama

Politics of Friday, 26 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoNPP National Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye (Nana B) Henry Nana Boakye, the National Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has directed criticism at the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and former President, John Dramani Mahama. He alleges that corruption was rampant during the former president’s administration, with numerous scandals occurring under his ...

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God will surely save Ghana – Anyidoho on Asiedu Nketiah’s ‘sharing of the meat’ comment

General News of Friday, 26 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoJohnson Asiedu Nketiah, NDC National Chairman and Samuel Koku Anyidoho   Samuel Koku Anyidoho, a former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reacted to recent comments by the party’s National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah. Asiedu Nketiah, alias General Mosquito, is on record as tasking the party faithful ...

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Europarlement stemt in met verbod op verbranden van onverkochte kleding

NOS Nieuws• Vandaag, 19:09 Grote bedrijven mogen binnenkort waarschijnlijk geen onverkochte kleding meer verbranden. Vandaag stemde het Europarlement in met een update van een richtlijn voor duurzaam ontwerpen die dat verbiedt. Ook komt er een digitaal ‘paspoort’ waardoor consumenten kunnen zien hoe duurzaam een product is. Nu het parlement de richtlijn heeft goedgekeurd, moeten ook de EU-ministers nog instemmen. Naar verwachting is er voldoende ...

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Cedi to bounce back to appreciating trajectory soon – Fitch Solutions

Business News of Tuesday, 23 April 2024 Source: GNA Cedi   Fitch Solutions, an international rating agency, has said the Ghanaian cedi will bounce back to an appreciating trajectory very soon. The rating agency said factors, notably the progress the government had made regarding the restructuring of its commercial debt, would strengthen the cedi. The rating agency said it expected that ...

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GRA clarifies tax status of resident individuals who earn incomes abroad

Business News of Tuesday, 23 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Julie Essiam, Commissioner-General of the GRA The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has provided clarity on the tax status of individuals who earn incomes abroad and whether they are deemed by the tax laws as “resident individuals” for tax purposes. In a statement issued by the Authority on April 22, 2024, it outlined that the ...

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Akufo-Addo paid 90% of the cost of the AMERI plant, Mahama paid only 10% – Saaka Salia

Politics of Tuesday, 23 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Former President John Dramani Mahama and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo A member of the communication team of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Saaka Salia, has given a justification for the decision by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to relocate the African and Middle East Resources Investment Group Plant (AMERI Plant) to Kumasi and rename it. ...

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Nobody can defend this rubbish – NPP communicator angry over Ghana Card fee hikes

Politics of Tuesday, 23 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Play Twi video Gordon Asare-Bediako, NPP communications team member Gordon Asare-Bediako, the Managing Editor of ABCNews, has condemned the recently announced hikes in fees and charges for obtaining or replacing a Ghana Card. Asare-Bediako, also a member of the ruling New Patriotic Party‘s (NPP) communication team, minced no words as he lambasted the government ...

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FULL LIST: NIA’s new rates for Ghana Card application, replacement, data update

General News of Tuesday, 23 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The Ghana Card | File photo The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced that effective May 1, 2024, it will begin charging new rates for some services. A public notice posted on their Facebook page that the adjustments were in line with the Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations, 2023 (L.I. 2481) ...

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