By Ghana Eye Report The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has directed all charging entities to proceed with the deployment of the ‘no charge’ configuration on their platforms, according to a letter released here late Wednesday. According to the letter signed by Edward Apenteng Gyamerah, Commissioner, Domestic Tax Revenue Division forContinue Reading
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Wednesday announced a drop in the country’s inflation rate to 22.4 percent in March, 0.7 percentage points lower than in the previous month. “The slower rate of inflation in March was due to declining food inflation and a marginal decrease in non-food inflation,” saidContinue Reading
President John Mahama has fulfilled a key campaign promise by assenting to a set of bills that abolish the Electronic Transfer Levy or e-Levy, betting tax, and the emissions tax, the Presidency announced Wednesday. The removal of the taxes was a central promise in the John Mahama National Democratic CongressContinue Reading
TIME has named Chef Selassie Atadika to its prestigious 2025 Earth Awards, recognizing six individuals worldwide whose work is redefining the future of our planet through sustainability, climate justice, and innovation. Other honourees this year include founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice Catherine Coleman Flowers, entrepreneur, philanthropistContinue Reading
Ghana’s central bank has announced a 100-basis-point hike in its benchmark lending rate to 28 percent to curb the persistent inflation in the country. Johnson Asiama, governor of the Bank of Ghana, announced this decision at a press briefing late Friday in Accra, the country’s capital, noting that the hikeContinue Reading
Ghana’s parliament passed a bill on Saturday to set up a new regulatory body for gold trade as part of efforts to boost foreign exchange earnings. Key provisions of the Gold Board (GoldBod) Bill 2025 include mandating the GoldBod to sanitize transactions in the industry, overseeing the purchase, sale,Continue Reading
By Ghana Eye Report Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem says the approval of the Electronic Transfer Levy or e-levy by the country’s legislative body will return an amount of GH₵ 2 billion to Ghanaians. He commented on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday after the legislative body hadContinue Reading
