The Ministry of Transport has directed the management of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) and the Meridian Port Services (MPS) to continue to operate with the existing port tariffs on the newly opened multipurpose terminal three project at the Tema Port.
The Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Charles Soludo, is warning that sub-Saharan African countries that got huge debt forgiveness under the High Indebted Poor Countries could find themselves buried under debt once more if borrowing appetite is not curtailed.
Ghanaians will from today July 1, 2019, start paying more for electricity and water following the upward tariff adjustment announced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) last month.
Ghana lost GH¢9.7billion to corruption between 2016 and 2018 in five controversial deals in some key sectors of the economy, a documentary released by Corruption Watch and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) on asset recovery has revealed.
Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta has disclosed that government has put in place plans to review the luxury vehicle tax introduced in the 2018 national budget.
The Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA has commenced processes to enable it to impose taxes on businesses that sell products and services on the internet including Facebook.
Parliament has given the Ministry of Finance the green light to grant “considerable†tax exemptions to private businesses that have been enrolled onto the government’s flagship programme, One-district, One-factory (1D1F), a Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr Kwaku Kwarteng, has said.
Guinea and Ghana have undertaken to deepen economic ties as preparations near completion for the establishment of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area.
Four state-owned entities (SOEs) including the Ministry of Finance are heavily indebted to the Ghana National Petroleum Commission (GNPC) since last year, 2018.