Narcotics

Alcohol, Tobacco, Narcotics Drive January Inflation
20 Feb

Alcohol, Tobacco, Narcotics Drive January Inflation

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Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics stood as the drivers of the January inflation rate which inched up slightly to 23.5 per cent as against the December 2023 rate of 23.2 per cent. The division of those items recorded an inflation rate of 38.5%. This was followed by personal care, social protection and miscellaneous services (32%), restaurant and accommodation services (29.2%), furnishings, household equipment (27.7%), food and non-alcoholic (27.1%), health (26.6%), and recreation, sports and culture (25.9%). The rest are clothing and footwear (22.8%), housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (22.6%), education services (19.8%), information and communication (13.6%); and insurance…
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‘Narcotics Bill’: We’re Not Reviewing Supreme Court Ruling, We’re Only Correcting An Error – Bagbin
07 Jul

‘Narcotics Bill’: We’re Not Reviewing Supreme Court Ruling, We’re Only Correcting An Error – Bagbin

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The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has said that a decision by the Supreme Court that the Clause in the bill that is seeking to amend the Narcotics Control Commission Act, 2020 (Act 1019) to empower the Minister for the Interior to grant a license for the cultivation of cannabis for industrial use or for medicinal purposes, was unconstitutional. He said Parliament is only correcting an error. Speaker Bagbin said these after the presentation and the first reading of the Narcotics Regulation Commission Amendment Bill, 2023, by the Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery on the floor of Parliament on…
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Narcotics, Gaming, Lotto: Bagbin Details How Ghana Can Raise Revenue Without E-levy
30 Jun

Narcotics, Gaming, Lotto: Bagbin Details How Ghana Can Raise Revenue Without E-levy

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The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has detailed how Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta can raise revenue without draconian revenue measures such as the e-levy. The Speaker revealed that he met Mr Ofori-Atta when the controversial e-levy was introduced last year and outlined the other measures that the government could have relied upon for domestic revenue generation without necessarily introducing taxes like the e-levy. In a meeting with the management of Media General in Accra on Thursday, June 29, the Speaker said “The whole nation, I represent their views so I listen to all the angels and I also read and…
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