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Daily Archives: July 29, 2019

Gov’t withdraws luxury vehicle tax

Government has withdrawn the luxury vehicle tax which was introduced last year. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori – Atta, in his mid-year budget review in Parliament, said while the tax was introduced to raise revenue, “we have noted suggestions from the general public on the implementation of this tax.” The Luxury Vehicle …

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Consumers to pay 3% more for talking

Government has increased the Communication Service Tax from 6 to 9 percent. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, made the announcement when he presented the 2019 mid-year budget review to Parliament, Monday. The communications service tax (CST) is levied on charges for the use of communications services that are provided by operators …

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NIGERIAN FANS GO CRAZY OVER MR. EVENTUARRY’S FIRST APPEARANCE IN NIGERIA

The social media sensation, Mr. Eventuarry, has done it again but this time in Nigeria. Mr. Eventuarry is becoming international personality as his hilarious video is receiving great cheer on social media. The taxi driver became famous in Ghana after a video showing him speaking English went viral. In the …

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HIGH RATE OF CLIMATE CHANGE TO HAVE BAD IMPACT IN THE FUTURE.

Deputy Minister of Environment, Patricia Appiagyei has disclosed that issues concerning climate change is at the rise in as much some citizens do not understand the emerging changes in climate change. According to her, the high rate of climate change if not addressed well, will have bad impact in the …

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Budget review: Finance Minister wants ¢6.3bn more to spend in 6 months

Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta is seeking approval to spend some ¢6.3 billion in its Supplementary Budget for the remaining months of the fiscal year. This was contained in the order paper for Monday’s proceedings in parliament as the Minister presents the Mid-year Review as well as Supplementary Budget. Based on the 2019 …

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MTV may cut Michael Jackson’s name from Vanguard Award at VMAs

After continued fallout from the explosive Michael Jackson documentary “Leaving Neverland,” MTV is considering cutting ties with Jackson’s name for its annual Video Music Awards in August. “There’s a lot of heated discussion at the network about how to handle the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award this year, and it’s getting ugly,” …

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