Tag: 2025 Budget

"Nana Akufo Addo was running away from his own budget. He never mentioned anything about his own budget. It was Ken Ofori-Atta budget.’’

Hon. Abena Osei-Asare, Member of Parliament for Atiwa East and former Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, has raised critical concerns about the 2025 budget presented by the ...

The Minister of Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, has commended Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson for what he describes as a pragmatic and solution-driven 2025 budget presentation.  Addressing the media, ...

MoMo Agents Association has disclosed that the Mobile Money (MoMo) industry in Ghana has faced a major setback in recent years since the introduction of the e-levy, leading to the ...

“If the government has the willpower to stick to this, we should be fine...''

Acknowledging Ghana's economic difficulties, the minister emphasized that the budget was shaped by the concerns of ordinary Ghanaians, particularly “traders and businesses” struggling with price instability and currency depreciation.

In a move to empower women economically, the government has announced the establishment of the Women’s Development Bank, with an initial allocation of GH¢51.3 million as seed funding. This initiative, ...

The Minority Caucus accused the government of manipulating fiscal deficit figures to paint a gloomy picture of the economy.

“Without increasing the levy, we will also review the Energy Sector Levies Act (ESLA) to consolidate the Energy Debt Recovery Levy, Energy Sector Recovery Levy (Delta Fund)."

The Ghanaian government has announced sweeping tax reforms in the 2025 Budget, including the abolition of the Electronic Levy (E-Levy), betting tax and significant changes to the Value Added Tax ...