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“The Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy), which was abolished following the 2024 elections, was widely unpopular. Its core weakness was conceptual: it taxed transactions, not income. Transfers for savings, family support, and routine financial management were taxed regardless of whether the recipient earned income. Yet the fundamental idea behind the E-Levy—bringing the informal sector into the tax net— was sound. In 2024 alone, the levy raised approximately GH¢2 billion, despite its […]

In Ghanaian politics, truth rarely travels alone. It moves with an entourage sometimes in pickup trucks, sometimes in brown envelopes, and lately, in flat-screen television boxes. So when citizens ask, “Was the TV a New Year gift or a campaign souvenir?” they are not being mischievous. They are being experienced. Because we’ve been here before.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) government is facing a critical internal test following a bombshell JoyNews investigation that has linked a District Chief Executive (DCE) to a systematic extortion racket fuelling illegal mining. Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article