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We will see how removal of taxes in the 2025 budget will help businesses – Joe Jackson

Business News of Friday, 10 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Chief Executive of Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson The Chief Executive of Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, has noted his anticipation for the 2025 budget and how it will affect the business environment. According to him, the proposed removal of certain taxes that will be present in the budget will show how the ...

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I won’t join any NPP committee to probe election defeat – Nana Obiri Boahen

Politics of Saturday, 11 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Nana Obiri Boahen, a former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party Nana Obiri Boahen, a former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has revealed his decision to boycott any potential selection to be a committee member tasked with investigating the party’s recent electoral defeat. According to him, despite his unwavering ...

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If you can’t pay your wards fees, let them stay home: Free SHS isn’t Mahama’s priority – NDC communicator to parents

General News of Saturday, 11 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The communicator said Mahama prioritises his 24-hour economy over Free SHS policy A Communicator for the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has asked parents whose children are in senior high school to stop pressuring President John Mahama over the Free Senior High School policy, as it is not the President’s priority. According ...

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Ghanaian soldiers trained with 1844 tactics, fear soldiers from Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea – Captain Smart

General News of Friday, 10 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Captain Smart [L] and Guinean Soldiers Controversial broadcaster, Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, has confidently stated that Ghanaian soldiers cannot match up to soldiers from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea. According to him, Ghanaian soldiers are deeply afraid of their colleagues from these three West African countries. Speaking on ...

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Don’t cancel E-Levy – Dr. Asah-Asante urges Mahama

Business News of Thursday, 9 January 2025 Disclaimer Source: starrfm.com.gh President Mahama has promised to scrap E-Levy Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante, a renowned political scientist, has advised President John Dramani Mahama to reconsider his promise to cancel the electronic transfer levy (E-Levy). Ahead of the 2024 elections, President Mahama pledged to scrap the E-Levy, which was introduced by the Akufo-Addo administration. The levy has ...

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Haruna Iddrisu to defence; Eric Opoku to agric, and other nominations – See Mahama ministers ‘list’

Politics of Thursday, 9 January 2025 Disclaimer Source: mynewsgh.com Some of these faces are supposedly going to be appointed by President Mahama Barring any last-minute changes, MyNewsGh.com has exclusively obtained details of some possible cabinet appointment of President John Dramani Mahama following the release of a first batch of appointments. In the first batch, President Mahama nominated Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson as Finance Minister-designate, John ...

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Scrapping of E-Levy: We live to see if Mahama’s government will stand by their word – Kofi Bentil

Business News of Thursday, 9 January 2025 Disclaimer Source: mynewsgh.com Kofi Bentil, Vice President of IMANI Africa Kofi Bentil, a Vice President of the policy think tank IMANI Africa, has described the E-Levy as the most hated tax he has ever encountered. The E-Levy is a tax imposed on all electronic money transfers, except those explicitly excluded by law. The Electronic ...

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Mahama to scrap import duty on vehicles & equipment for industrial and agricultural purposes in 1st 100 days Source: JoyNews Research Desk 8 January 2025 5:19pm

President John Dramani Mahama’s first 100 days are expected to feature a series of “scrapping” measures and tough decisions aimed at eliminating controversial tax handles introduced by the Akufo-Addo administration. In fact, in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2024 Manifesto, President Mahama promised to scrap four taxes, including import duty on selected vehicles, in his first 100 days as President ...

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‘Keep the lights on as we did’ – Herbert Krapa to NDC government

Business News of Wednesday, 8 January 2025 Disclaimer Source: mynewsgh.com Herbert Krapa, Former Energy Minister Former Energy Minister Herbert Krapa has called on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to provide an uninterrupted power supply for the people of Ghana. According to him, the current administration has no excuse for failing to deliver consistent electricity, as the previous government successfully did ...

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