The Center for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD) has asked the Council of State members to work hard to justify the monthly GHC13,000 salary for each member.

In accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution, the finance minister Ken Ofori Atta on Thursday March 2, 2017 presented the maiden Budget of the Akufo-Addo’s government. Presenting the budget on the floor of Parliament, he indicated that government has scrapped off some levies describing them as nuisance taxes.   Click on the link to read […] The post Read full text of 2017 budget presented by Finance Minister appeared first on Ultimate FM. In accordance with Article

A Plus has described parliamentarians as the most indiscipline people in the country.

Seth Terkper, the finance minister under the erstwhile John Mahama-led administration doesn't agree with scraping taxes as outlined in the 2017 budget. READ MORE: Here's how NPP plans to reduce Ghana's suffocating debt burden left by John Mahama's ...

Nouakchott (AFP) - Three jihadist groups operating in the Sahel region have merged to form one single organisation, Mauritania's private news agency ANI said Thursday, citing a video distributed by the Islamists. Among the groups joining the merger south of the Sahara are Mali's Al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine and Al-Murabitoun, led by Algerian extre ...

The government has budgeted GH¢456.3 million to be used to implement its flagship one-district one-factory policy programme. This was contained in the 2017 budget statement presented before Parliament on Thursday [March 2, 2017]. The Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori Atta, who presented the budget statement, said the policy will see the establishment of medium to ... The government has budgeted GH¢456.3 million to be used to implement its flagship one-district one-factory policy programme. This

The Center for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD) has asked the Council of State members to work hard to justify the monthly GHC13,000 salary for each member. The CDD-Ghana wants the...

Hundreds of spare parts dealers at the Abossey Okai enclave in Accra have taken to the streets to jubilate over the decision by the New Patriotic Party government to scrap duties on imported spare parts.

US-based Ghanaian Afrobeats artiste and producer, Qweci, is set to set the year 2017 on fire with a brand new single titled “Haters”.

Eight people sustained machete wounds Thursday when supporters of the NPP and NDC clashed in a reprisal take-over of the Aboabo station lorry terminal in Kumasi.

The future of Godwin Attram remains up in the air after Great Olympics lost 3-1 at home to Bechem United in an outstanding Ghana Premier League fixture on Thursday.

The future of Godwin Attram remains up in the air after Great Olympics lost 3-1 at home to Bechem United in an outstanding Ghana Premier League fixture on Thursday.

The Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has disclosed that government will abolish levies imposed on ‘kayeyei’, domestic airline tickets, spare parts, special import and others. Reading the 2017 budget in Parliament on Thursday, the minister explained that taxes introduced over the years have proven to be nuisance taxes. He added that the taxes have been abolished to […] The post Gov’t abolishes Kayayei, spare parts, domestic airline tickets levies appeared first on Ultimate

A former Deputy Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, has described the 2017 budget statement and economic policy presented before parliament as deceptive and populist. According to him, the budget does not fit into the country’s medium-term objectives and will lead the country into difficult times. “This budget is very deceptive, it is populist, it does ... A former Deputy Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, has described the 2017 budget statement and economic policy presented

Veteran performer and Ga-rap king Nii Addo Quaynor, best known in showbiz as Tinny is back again in the news.

A Kente Village Project is being initiated at Agotime-Kpetoe, capital of the Agotime-Ziope District in the Volta Region.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has planned to roll out seven promises this year, The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has said. Presenting the 2017 budget on Thursday, Mr Ofori-Atta said the programmes were aimed at boosting the ...

Once again the Tema beach road which provides safe transport for commuters to and from Tema and Accra has developed death threatening potholes making driving on that stretch dangerous and unwise especially in the evenings.

Ghana assistant coach Maxwell Konadu has been named as interim head of the team until a new coach is appointed to succeed Avram Grant whose contract expired on Tuesday.

The Minister of Information, Mr Mustapha Hamid, has pledged to ensure that journalism in the country is improved to the highest level.