POLITICS

The motion of censure filed by the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, and seconded by the Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed, seeking the removal of the Minister of Finance has been lost. This was as a result of failure of the motion to obtain the constitutional two-thirds of membership of …

  The national democratic congress, ndc is to hold its national delegates congress on the 17th of December 2022 to elect executives to steer the affairs of the party ahead of the 2024 general elections and beyond. Chairman of the planning committee, Alex segbefia addressing the media in Accra says …

The debt exchange programme that was introduced by the government in the 2023 budget will help in restoring the Ghanaian economy back on the right direction in order to create jobs and protect income of the people, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said. Launching the programme in Accra on Monday …

The National Democratic Congress has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the government for the immediate release of their member Seth Osei Asiedu who was arrested over a social media post criticizing government over the current hardships and Moody’s downgrade. According to the party, Mr Asiedu known on social media as …

The National Democratic Congress  (NDC) Techiman South parliamentary election petition has been dismissed by the court. The Wenchi High court in its verdict on Wednesday November 30 also fined the main opposition party GHS100,000. The election petition was filed by the 2020 Parliamentary Candidate for the party, Christopher Beyere Baasongti …

The Vice President Dr Alhaji Mahamadu Bawumia has said that the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion project has been designed to tackle the spread of conflict from the sahel region, reduce the impact of climate change and create economic opportunities while building public trust. Dr Bawumia said the …

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged heads of public and private institutions to explore and implement innovative ways to complement Government’s job creation efforts across the country. Speaking at Goaso in the Ahafo Region on Wednesday, 23rd November, 2022 Dr Bawumia said the youth make up a large …

The demand for foreign exchange by oil importers in the face of dwindling foreign exchange reserves results in the depreciation of the cedi and increases in the cost of living with higher prices for fuel, transportation, utilities, etc. To address this challenge, Government is negotiating a new policy regime where …

The Finance Minister has proposed in the 2023 budget presentation an increment in the Value Added Tax (VAT) by 2.5 per cent. The standard VAT rate is 12.5%, except for supplies of a wholesaler or retailer of goods, which are taxed at a total flat rate of 3%. The proposal to …

The Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu has described as a stab on parliamentary oversight the decision by the majority MPs to support the decision to allow the finance minister Ken Ofori Atta to present the 2023 budget to the house. According to the minority leader, his side expected the majority to …