Parliamentarians in Ghana set up an eight-member committee to investigate allegations of conflict of interest and incompetence against the minister in charge of finance, Ken Ofori Atta. Speaker Alban Bagbin ruled that the committee will also provide Mr Atta and his lawyers an opportunity to respond to the allegations. The …
Read More »Ghana: MPs suspend demand to fire finance minister
A majority of the NPP’s members of parliament in Ghana have suspended demands that finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta be sacked from from the government. The lawmakers said they suspend the request until a support package is negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) said …
Read More »Ghana: reduction in ministers’ salaries to support economy
Ghana’s government has announced a raft of measures including injecting $2bn into the economy to help prop up its falling currency, and slashing the salaries of government appointees, including ministers and heads of state-owned enterprises, by 30%. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said the measures were to help Ghana cope with …
Read More »Punches thrown in Ghana parliament over proposed electronic payments tax
A brawl broke out on the floor of Ghana’s parliament late on Monday as lawmakers debated a proposed tax on electronic transactions that has divided the house for weeks, the Reuters agency has reported. The 1.75% e-levy, which would include taxes on mobile money payments, has been fiercely opposed by …
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