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[N] As Majority Leader be circumspect with your utterances

2021-03-19

[N] It Is A Blatant Lie That I’ve Declared My Prez Ambition-Agric Minister
[N] House of Chiefs calls for collaboration with MMDCEs for development
[N] Baby Harvesting: More suspects picked
[N] Police pledge commitment to bringing Sheikh Maikano’s murderers to book
[N] Desist from starting race ahead of time - Obiri Boahen to NPP presidential
[N] Gov’t announces construction of five interchanges in Ashanti
[N] Controversial textbooks: NPP urges NaCCA to enforce rules without fear or favour
[N] Staff working on Tamale interchange call off strike
[N] Newly proposed taxes a huge hindrance to businesses’ recovery
[N] Government can’t take a unilateral decision on salaries for public workers
[N] Ghana records 2 new Covid-19 variants; experts call for immediate action

2021-03-17

[N] Ghana records 698 COVID-19 deaths
[N] NDC’s Ofosu Ampofo behaves like a toddler – Allotey Jacobs
[N] Ama Benyiwaa Doe slams Allotey Jacobs; says he has no influence
[N] Approving Akufo-Addo’s ministers ‘regrettable and unfortunate’ – NDC caucus
[N] Eastern Regional Hospital detains 246 patients for non-settlement of bills
[N] COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana: 1,000 reports received on adverse effects
[N] Ignore reports of rift between local, foreign staff at AfCFTA secretariat – Govt
[N] Remain calm, support our leadership in Parliament – NDC Council of Elders
[N] Ghana hasn’t recorded any case of blood clots from COVID-19 vaccination – FDA
[N] 9-year-old boy burnt to death as stepfather sets house ablaze

2021-03-16

[N] COVID-19: Continue using AstraZeneca vaccine – WHO
[N] Publisher, Badu Nkansah, apologises for ‘offensive Ewe’ textbooks
[N] Parliament’s Volta Caucus condemns ethnocentric publication in history book
[N] Ghanaians to pay tax for Covid-19 ‘free water’ enjoyed to fill economic gap

2021-03-15

[N] NaCCA orders withdrawal of unapproved textbooks
[N] Brain tumor patient appeals for GH¢ 30,000.00 for surgery
[N] AIMS Forum to mark International Mathematics Day
[N] Tema Sewer System: Ambitious project to address predicament
[N] A 21-year-old man stabbed to death at Effia
[N] Estate developers laud government’s decision to aid rent advance payments
[N] Let’s prioritize STEM; It’s the new niche for education policy – Ntim Fordjour
[N] 12 new deaths push toll 679; active cases now 3,994
[N] Over 400,000 Ghanaians vaccinated so far – Oppong Nkrumah
[N] Prof Allotey’s 9 Aug birthday must be made National Maths Day – Prince Armah
[N] Telecom workers to embark on strike from today
[N] NDC won the 2020 election hands down – Hannah Bissiw claims
[N] Asiedu Nketia should be NDC running mate for NDC victory 2024 – Atubiga
[N] Rawlings kept over 20 wild dogs at his Ridge Residence alone – Hannah Bissiw
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General News

[ 2021-03-13 ]

Afenyo-Markin defends government’s decision to introduce new levies
The Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Mr.
Alexander Afenyo-Markin has defended
government’s decision to introduce new levies in
the 2021 budget.

Government is seeking to introduce four new levies
and increase other existing ones this year.

Some of the levies in question are COVID-19 health
levy, Petroleum levy, Sanitation and Pollution
levy as well as financial sector clean up levy.

While presenting the 2021 budget in Parliament on
Friday, March 12, 2021, Caretaker Minister for
Finance, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu explained that
Ghana has over the years faced difficulties with
the economy arising from high excess capacity
payments in the energy sector and other
non-recurrent expenditures.

“Despite the substantial progress made by the
Akufo-Addo Government, there is the need to find
additional resources to cover the excess capacity
charges that have resulted from the Power Purchase
Agreements (PPAs) signed by the previous
Government which required payments for capacity
charges even when the plants involved were idle or
unutilised.”

“Mr. Speaker, it has become very necessary for
Government to consider a review of the energy
sector levies. The Energy Sector Recovery Levy of
20 pesewas per litre on petrol/diesel under the
ESLA is hereby submitted to this House for
approval”.

The Minority has however kicked against the
decision.

They argued that the taxpayer is already burdened
by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and will
be worse off with the introduction of the new
taxes.

But the Effutu legislator in a Citi News interview
justified the need for the levies.

According to him, they are needed for the
efficient management of the economy.

“Look at the over GHS 21 billion that government
had to give out to those who lost their
investments and the social interventions the
government had to give out to Ghanaians due to the
COVID-19 pandemic and all these have to funded.”

Source - Citinewsroom



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