Wage bill hits GH₵14bn…takes 45% of tax revenue in 2017

July 24, 2018 Government’s wage bill for 2017 was GH₵14.4 billion, representing a 44.8 percent of the country’s tax revenue and 7 percent of GDP. The figure is 2.3 percent short of was recorded in...

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MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW: Businesses, households to save GHC1.8bn annually

July 20, 2018 Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta has said that due to prudent reforms and effective management decisions in the country’s energy sector, the Akufo-Addo government has helped businesses...

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Fifteen factories start under One-district, One-factory

July 20, 2018 Work has started on 15 factories under the government’s One-district, One-factory (1D1F) initiative, the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has said. Presenting the mid-year budget...

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Economic prospects good — IMF

June 28, 2018 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Ghana’s economic growth prospects are positive, while its macroeconomic stabilisation is on course. According to the Bretton Woods institution,...

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