The Ghanaian government plans to spend $13.9 billion (62 billion Ghana cedis, about N4.2 trillion) in the 2018 fiscal year, the country’s finance minister said on Wednesday. Presenting the government’s fiscal policy to parliament, Kenneth Ofori-Atta, said the budget, with the theme “Putting Ghana Back to Work”, would continue and expand programmes that began in 2017 and initiate new…
The governing New Patriotic Party has asked all party executives who have been offered appointments by President Akufo-Addo to resign from their party positions. “All Party Office holders (elected or appointed) who have second executive positions in government should vacate their Party positions for substantive officers appointed to fill in,” a statement signed by Acting General Secretary and National…
Government has decided to abolish market tolls paid by head porters (Kayayei), the Finance Minister Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has announced. This, according to him formed part of a number of tax reliefs introduced by the the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. Presenting the much anticipated 2017 budget statement on Thursday, Mr Ofori-Atta mentioned a number of other taxes which the…
Christopher Anani, self-employed, who allegedly assaulted a co-tenant for his jubilation over the New Patriotic Party’s victory at Agbogba, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Anani who was charged with assault, pleaded with the court to allow him and the complainant settle the matter out of court. The Court therefore referred the parties to the Alternative Dispute Resolution…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has found out that there is a Gh¢7billion expenditure that has not been disclosed by the Mahama government, the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed. According to him, the expenditure which runs through year 2014, 2015 and 2016 was detected as the new government was interogating the data on public finances….
The Brong Ahafo Regional Executive members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been designated by the leadership of the party to settle amicably the matter between Kwaku Asomah-Kyeremeh and the Sunyani Traditional Council. The executive members have, therefore, called on communicators of the party to stay clear of the ensuing matter in the interest of the region. There…
Seven weeks after the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC’s) election defeat, the National Organiser of the NDC, Mr Kofi Adams, believes many Ghanaians have already regretted not retaining ex-President John Mahama at the polls. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flag bearer at the 2016 election, now President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, had 53.85 per cent of valid votes cast to…
Ghana’s new government plans to review its $918 million programme with the International Monetary Fund because it may need more money for its spending plans, a minister-designate said on Friday. The three-year programme, signed by the previous government in April 2015, imposes strict targets for revenue collection and spending. It aims to reduce inflation, the public debt and the…
NASARA Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has applauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government for creating the Ministry for Inner Cities and Zongo Development purposely to attend to the unique needs of residents of the nation’s Inner cities and zongos. It also commended the government for committing itself to establishing the Zongo Development Fund which…
The Municipal Security Committee of the Ejura/Sekyedumase Municipal Assembly has directed caterers working for the School Feeding Programme to suspend their operations until it had received directives from the government. The directive was given after a meeting with the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) following clashes between some supporters of the…
