Parliament approves VAT Tax Bill 2025
Parliament has approved the Value Added Tax(VAT) Bill 2025, aimed at undertaking comprehensive tax reforms to enhance clarity, consistency, and ...
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Ghana’s public debt rises to GH¢684.6bn in 2025 third quarter
Ghana’s public debt rose by GH¢71.6 billion in the third quarter of 2025, pushing the total debt stock to GH¢684.6 ...
Big Push: 490,000 construction jobs not sustainable – Kabiru
Dr. Mahama Tiah Abdul-Kabiru, Member of Parliament for Walewale, has questioned the sustainability of jobs expected to be created under ...
2026 Budget: Govt targets 100,000 hectares and 250,000 jobs in new oil palm policy
Ghana is aiming to achieve self-sufficiency in palm oil production by 2032 through a new National Policy on Integrated Oil ...
2026 Budget: Ato Forson scraps COVID-19 levy, announces major VAT reforms
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has officially abolished the COVID-19 levy as part of the 2026 Budget, aimed at ...
Stop pricing goods and services in US dollars – Ato Forson
Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has cautioned businesses and the public against trading or pricing goods and services in ...
Gov’t hikes cocoa producer price to GHS3,625 per bag
The Government of Ghana has announced a significant increase in the producer price of cocoa for the 2025/2026 season, raising ...
No more borrowing for consumption; only growth-driven projects – Ato Forson
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has indicated that future government borrowing will be strictly aligned with projects that deliver ...
Ambulance case: A-G discontinues case against Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine has discontinued the controversial ambulance case against former Majority Leader and ...
We expect Ato Forson’s 18% tax revenue without introducing new taxes – Oppong Nkrumah
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah notes that Dr Forson made this pledge at a time that the Mahama administration is expected to ...
