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While families were out on Easter Monday having family fun time and celebrating the resurrection of the Christian savior Jesus Christ, there were [...]

GRA boss to issue administrative guidelines for e-levy commencement

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has, in series of tweets on Friday April 22 said the Commissioner-General Mr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah may, in th [...]

CLOGSAG calls off strike, members agree to return to work on April 25

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has called off its striker action with members set to return to work on Monday, [...]

We cry high cost of living yet our leaders who don’t buy food, pure water tells us all is well — Prof. Gyampo

The General Secretary of the University Teachers Association of Ghana and political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon, Ransford G [...]

Traders to face forceful ejection over failure to pay rent charges—Sunyani MCE warns

Mr John Ansu Kumi, the Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive, has ordered some 800 traders occupying the Assembly's market stores to pay their rent or [...]

Okyenhene fingered in looming conflict at Akyem-Akuapem, Akufo-Addo called to intervene

Residents in communities along the Akyem Apedwa-Nsawem road have called on President Nana Akufo Addo to speak to Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori [...]

The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Communications Committee, Sam Nartey George has raised concern about the preparedness of government ahead of the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy). According to him, the system acquired to facilitate the implementation of the tax policy lacks the ability to identify exempted transfers. He noted that the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has admitted that all transactions done when the system is in place, will attract a 1.5% levy since crucial analysis that authorise it to operate, has not been carried out yet. JoyNews/AdomNews · E-levy: System for implementation lacks ability to identify transfer exemptions – Sam George “Imagine what is going to happen to mobile money agents on the street when customers are charged the rate government has clearly stated that they are exempted. Won’t people attack them for fraud? But this is simply because the GRA and the Finance Ministry have failed to do their work properly,” he stated. He continued, “everybody is telling them that their systems are not ready, you haven’t done your user acceptability test, compatibility test, stress analysis test, so slow down, but they [government] don’t want to listen to sound advice. Speaking on Joy FM’s Midday News, on Thursday, the Ningo-Prampram legislator revealed that despite warnings from various stakeholders, government is unconcerned about the issue. “They are running their thing without consulting Parliament or the Communications Committee. But I know that technical people in the industry who are supposed to be part of the implementation are raising issues and they are not getting the responses that they want,” he said. Following the passage of the controversial E-Levy Bill, GRA said it is well prepared to roll it out on Sunday, May 1, 2022.

The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Communications Committee, Sam Nartey George has raised concern about the preparedness of government ahea [...]

Pensioners die prematurely because most of them earn paltry ¢300 monthly – TUC boss

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has assessed the pensions situation in Ghana and has come to the conclusion that their condition is terrible, Secr [...]

It’s expensive to do public procurements in Ghana – Expert

A Local Governance Expert, Dr Eric Oduro Osae has noted that it is expensive to carry out procurements in the public sector compared to the privat [...]

Adjust our salaries alongside rising inflation – TUC tells Govt