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Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has dismissed calls on the government to reduce taxes on petroleum products. He said taking such an action will significantly affect the government’s revenues. Addressing the 2022 May Day parade at the Independence Square in Accra, he said the government risks losing about GH¢4 …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will investigate and refund all wrongful deductions from customers’ mobile money wallets during the first day of the implementation of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). This is due to some technical hitches experienced on the day by some consumers on the various networks. It indicated …

The social media activist and Convenor of the #FixTheCountry pressure group Oliver Mawuse Barker-Vormawor, who was recently arrested by the police and charged with “Treason Felony” for a series of Facebook post he made threatening to stage coup in Ghana, has taken to the same medium threatening to stage a …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Akufo-Addo government of visiting untold hardship on Ghanaians through several actions and decisions such as the implementation of the 1.5% E-levy. In a statement to mark the celebration of workers’ day, the opposition party said it will focus on addressing the …

The President of the Republic, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that the provision of more jobs and opportunities for the youth of Ghana hinges on the implementation of the controversial Electronical Transaction Levy (E-Levy). In a post on his Twitter page, the President emphasised that with the implementation …

There was a mad rush for fuel at a town believed to be Kaase, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti region after a diesel tanker toppled over.   Although the details of how the accident happened are yet to be made public, in the video that has gone viral, …

Ghanaian actress,  Yvonne Nelson has once again criticised the Akufo-Addo-led government for taking decisions that would benefit politicians in stead of the entire citizens of the country. The actress took to Twitter to bemoan how the majority of Ghanaians continue to suffer at the expense of others.       …

Ghanaian actress, model, film producer and entrepreneur, Yvonne Nelson has once again criticised the Akufo-Addo-led government for taking decisions that would benefit politicians in stead of the entire citizens of the country. The actress took to Twitter to bemoan how the majority of Ghanaians continue to suffer at the expense …

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Kathleen Addy as the acting chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE). She is being elevated from her role as the Commission’s deputy chairperson in charge of Finance and Administration to fill the vacancy created by the resignation Josephine Nkrumah, who is departing after …

Effective today, Sunday, May 1, 2022, the government’s new 1.5% tax that affects most electronic financial transfers kicks in. The controversial tax has been in the offing since November 2021 when, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta announced its planned implementation in the presentation of the 2022 budget statement.   After …