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21 Apr

Speaker Recalls Parliament On May 2

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Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagban has asked the House to reconvene on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Mr Bagbin, in a notice dated April 20, explained that the recall is for the consideration of “urgent parliamentary business” in the House. The MPs, however, are expected to shorten their Easter recess and return at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. “In exercise of the power conferred on the Speaker by order 42(3) of the Standing Orders of the Parliament of Ghana, I, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, do hereby direct that Parliament shall notwithstanding anything to the contrary, be recalled from recess…

08 Apr

Current Parliament Will Go Down Into History As One Of The Worst – Kwame Pianim

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Renowned economist, Kwame Pianim has criticized the 8th Parliament over the passing of three new taxes. Speaking in an interview on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, he noted that the current Parliament will go down into history as one of the worst for its lack of due diligence. Mr Pianim explained further that the legislators fail to ask the relevant questions in the House. However, pass all borrowing bills before the House that have led to the country’s economic disaster. “This Parliament is going to go down in history as one of the worst Parliament we’ve [Ghana] has ever had,” he stated. According to…

06 Apr

Let’s Work Hard To Ensure We Get The Number Of MPs We Want In Parliament- Paul Amaning To NPP

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A Member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Amaning, has urged the rank and file of the party to work assiduously to ensure that NPP gets more seats in Parliament in the 2024 elections. This, he noted that the candidates to contest for the elections have a key role to play and thus would advise that the party ensures they select the right parliamentary candidates. Speaking on Movement in the morning show on Movement TV and Wontumi Radio, he stated that "now that we want to win the seats in most of the constituencies, what we need to…

06 Apr

Sports Betting And Lottery Winnings To Be Subjected To 10% Tax

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The government of Ghana is due to implement a 10% tax on earnings from lotteries, games of chance winnings and sports betting at the point of payout. As part of the government's efforts to expand the tax base and increase domestic tax revenue, gamblers should be ready to have 10% of their earnings withheld as tax should the president assent to a newly passed bill by Parliament. Multimedia Sports Journalist Fentuo Tahiri Fentuo explained the specifics of the aforementioned taxes, stating that they will be deducted from each individual's winnings prior to payout. “In case you missed it by the way,…

03 Apr

Food And Beverages Association Unhappy With MPs For Approving 3 New Taxes

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The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) has expressed its disappointment with Parliament’s approval of the government’s three new revenue tax bills. Parliament before going on break on March 31, passed the Excise Duty Amendment Bill 2022, the Growth and Sustainability Levy Bill, 2022, the Ghana Revenue Authority Bill 2022, and the Income Tax Amendment Bill 2022. Reacting to the passage of the bills, the spokesperson for the Association, John Awuni said it is disappointing that Ghana’s lawmakers disregarded the cry and agitations of the people and went ahead to have the bills approved. “We feel very disappointed that…

01 Apr

Revenue Bills Passage: I Did Nothing Untoward By Adding Votes Of Incapacitated MPs – Bagbin

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Speaker Alban Bagbin has said he did no wrong by allowing the votes of incapacitated MPs to be counted among the ballots cast in parliament on Friday, 31 March 2023 on some three critical revenue bills. The MP for Nanton, Mr Mohammed Hardi Tuferu, was involved in an accident on his way to parliament to cast his vote. The Speaker had leaders of both sides of the house ascertain the MP’s situation when he was driven to the legislature in an ambulance. After the voting, Mr Bagbin explained: “Members who are incapacitated shall, upon reporting their…

01 Apr

Parliament Passes Three New Taxes Despite Stiff Opposition By Minority

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Parliament has passed three new tax measures during an extended sitting of Friday, March 31, 2023. The said taxes also faced stiff opposition from the Minority Caucus in the House but the Majority managed to marshall all their numbers on the day to get the taxes passed. The three new taxes are: Excise Duty Amendment Bill 2022, the Growth and Sustainability Levy Bill, 2022, the Ghana Revenue Authority Bill 2022 and the Income Tax Amendment Bill 2022. The bills were presented to Parliament as part of government's plans to raise about 4 billion Ghana Cedis annually in domestic revenue mobilisation.…

31 Mar

29 NPP MPs, 32 NDC MPs Will Lose Their Seats In 2024- Kusi Boafo (VIDEO)

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The Executive Officer (CEO) of Public Sector Reforms, Thomas Kusi Boafo, has predicted that more about 29 MPs on the side of the NPP will lose their seats, whiles 32 on the side of the NDC will also lose their seat in the 2024 general elections. According to him, it's as though some of the Members of Parliament know that they will definitely lose their seats and as such, do things as though they don't care. "Some Members of Parliament will be sacked, whiles some will leave by themselves, and some will be voted against during the primaries. Some will…

31 Mar

The NDCs Do Not Understand What Democracy Is- Alexander Martey Asserts

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A Presidential Staffer, Alexander Martey has said that the NDCs do not really understand what democracy means. This comes after some NDC sympathizers are chastising the NDC MPs for voting in favour of the approval of six ministerial nominees last Friday- despite the directive from the party leadership. Speaking on Movement In The Morning Show on Movement TV and Wontumi radio in Accra, he said "if he monitors the current happenings with regards to the approval of the ministers, he is crestfallen. Because it looks as though most of them (NDC) do not really understand what democracy is. The Members…

30 Mar

Annual Report On Staffing At The Office Of The President Submitted To Parliament

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Pursuant to section 11 of the Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463), the President of the Republic has submitted to Parliament the Annual Report on the staffing position of the Office of the President for the period 1 st January to 31st December, 2022. The report covers three key areas, namely the number of Presidential Staff employed at the Office of the President during the period, the ranks and grades of these staff, and employees of other Public Services assigned to the Office of the President. During the reporting period, there were two (2) Ministers of State and forty-four (44)…