2021 BUDGET Archives - Wontumi Online

19 Mar

Parliament Approves 2021 Budget After Voting

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Parliament Approves 2021 Budget After Voting After the voting, 137 MPs were in favour of approving the budget as against 134 MPs voting against the budget. The Minority earlier rejected the outcome of the voice vote after calling for the rejection of the budget due to its tax component. The Speaker granted the application of the Minority for a headcount amid controversy on the Floor. Some of the proposed taxes in the budget were widely criticised by observers and various stakeholders. There were concerns about the price of fuel, among others, after the proposed a 5.7 percent increment in prices…

16 Mar

2021 Budget Full Of Hope- NPP Asokwa Constituency Treasurer

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2021 Budget Full Of Hope- NPP Asokwa Constituency Treasurer The Asokwa Constituency Treasurer for the New Patriotic Party ( NPP), Paul Kwabena Yandoh has described the 2021 budget which was presented by the caretaker Finance Minister, Hon Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu as a budget full of hope. According to him, the budget clearly indicates that the NPP has a vision to drive the country to a path of prosperity. Speaking on the Kumasi-based Wontumi Radio/TV Morning Show, Kwabena Yandoh affirmed that, it has always been his prayer that, Ghanaians will continue to exercise their franchise for the ruling party to develop…

13 Mar

Gov’t’s Introduction Of 10 Pesewa “Borla” Tax For A Clean Ghana : The Best Way to Go

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Gov't's Introduction Of 10 Pesewa “Borla" Tax For A Clean Ghana : The Best Way to Go The issue of waste management continues to be a bane and stumbling block to Ghana's quest to achieve the cleanest city in Africa feat. And its management requires funds and logistics to be able to tackle the menace head on and rid the city and the country in general of waste. This therefore explains why government has instituted a sanitation and pollution levy (SPL) to accrue revenue to keep Ghana's environment clean. Caretaker Finance Minister Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu made the announcement on…

12 Mar

2021 Budget: Akufo-Addo Completes 28 Of Mahama’s E-blocks

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2021 Budget: Akufo-Addo Completes 28 Of Mahama’s E-blocks As part of increased efforts to provide infrastructure in the implementation of the Free Senior High School Programme, 28 community day secondary schools were completed in 2020. This was made known in the 2021 budget statement and economic policy of government presented by Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu on the floor of Parliament on Friday, March 12. The community day secondary schools were introduced by then President John Dramani Mahama in 2013 as part of efforts to expand infrastructure in implementing a progressively free senior high school…

12 Mar

2021 Budget: Government Announces 8 Additional Initiatives To Drive Economic Recovery

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2021 Budget: Government Announces 8 Additional Initiatives To Drive Economic Recovery Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu with additional responsibilities as an interim Minister for Finance has announced 8 additional initiatives to drive economic recovery in Ghana. During his presentation of the 2021 budget statement in parliament on March 12, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said these initiatives will help the Ghanaian economy to recover quickly from the Covid-19 pandemic. "In addition to continuing our priority programmes, we will implement additional initiatives to drive recovery these include; …

12 Mar

¢100 Billion ‘Obaatanpa’ Programme Is The Bolders And Biggest Economy Recovery Programme In The Country- Hon.Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu

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¢100 Billion 'Obaatanpa' Programme Is The Bolders And Biggest Economy Recovery Programme In The Country- Hon.Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu The caretaker Finance Minister, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has said government’s Coronavirus Alleviation and Revitalisation of Enterprise Support (CARES) initiative is a singular and remarkable financial investment in the Ghanaian economy by the Nana Addo's government. Presenting the 2021 budget statement and economic policy on the floor of Parliament on Friday, the Member of Parliament of Suame said the Obaatanpa programme in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic is meant to ease the struggle of Ghanaians and businesses against the economic…