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President Nana Akufo-Addo has said his government is determined to find the means to address what he describes as revenue gaps in the budget. When passed, the bill will charge a levy of 1.75 percent on electronic transactions. Government projects to raise GH₵6.9 from the levy. It is, however, struggling …

A reported coup in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau has left many members of the security forces dead, its president says. Umaro Cissoko Embaló said the situation was under control, calling it a “failed attack against democracy”. Gunfire erupted near a government building on Tuesday in the capital Bissau …

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Some students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, have begun going to their respective homes following the protracted strike by the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana, (UTAG).   The students lament that they are stranded since they are uncertain as to when academic work will resume. …

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate on Tuesday, 1st February 2022 has embarked on an Immunization Day Campaign with the aim of assembling the majority of the people in the region for Covid-19 Vaccination.     In this Sub-National Campaign, the Health Directorate partnered with the Information Services Department in the …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged the church to continue to use the pulpit and religious platforms to partner with the State to fight corruption and facilitate the development of the nation. The Vice President made the call when he appeared as a Special Guest at the ordination …

A former New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, and a one-time Chair of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Dr. Mark Assibey Yeboah, is urging the government to reconsider its decision not to go back to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the face of the country’s …

The infusion of digital technology in the operations of the National Service Scheme has saved Ghana at least Ghs112m in blocked payments to undeserving persons, the Executive Director, Osei Assibey Antwi has disclosed.     Making the disclosure during an unannounced visit by the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on …

Despite the government’s intensified efforts in a bid to convince more Ghanaians to accept the imposition of the 1.75% Electronic Transaction Levy, a new survey suggests that 56 percent of self-confessed New Patriotic Party supporters sampled are against the unpopular policy. Meanwhile, 86 percent of self-confessed NDC supporters are against …

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr. Ernest Addison, has explained why Ghana’s public sector debt increased to 78.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), GH¢344.5 billion, at the end of November 2021, compared with 76 percent of GDP, GH¢291.6 billion at the end of December 2020.   …