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2025 BUDGET: ‘Osono Bɛyɛ Ketekete’- Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga teases Minority Caucus after 2025 Budget

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has lauded the 2025 budget, describing it as a reflection of the Mahama government’s commitment to delivering on its promises. Speaking after Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson presented the budget to Parliament on Tuesday, March 11, Ayariga said the budget...

Sammi Awuku challenges govt’s claim of abolishing 10% lottery tax

Former National Lottery Authority (NLA) Director General and Akuapem North MP Sammi Awuku has denied the government's assertion that the 10% withholding tax on lottery wins has been taken away claiming that the levy was never imposed in the first place. His response comes...

2025 Budget: Finance Minister manipulated data – Amin Adam

Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, the Karaga Member of Parliament, has accused Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson with falsifying economic data in order to deceive Ghanaians about the status of the economy that the current government inherited. After the 2025 Budget was submitted to...

‘Almost every promise is being fulfilled’ – Ayariga hails 2025 Budget

Mahama Ayariga, the majority leader, has hailed the 2025 budget, saying it demonstrates the Mahama government's dedication to fulfilling its commitments. Ayariga said the budget gives ordinary Ghanaians hope and implements important economic reforms after Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson delivered the budget...

Bill to scrap E-levy, betting tax likely to be laid in Parliament on Wednesday – Finance Minister

According to the Finance Minister, the administration intends to eliminate a number of taxes, such as the COVID-19 Levy, the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy), and the 10% betting tax on lottery winnings. On Wednesday, March 13, these bills are anticipated to be presented to...

It will take 12 years to complete 55 stalled projects – Ato Forson

According to Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the IMF-supported program's limitations and the restructuring of bilateral creditor debt will make it take at least 12 years to finish the 55 projects that the previous government put on hold. The debt restructuring process has...