Tag: 2018 budget
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Creating 350,000 jobs will be tough unless – Economist
Economists have told Citi Business News that it will be tough for government to achieve its job creation agenda for 2018 if the country continues to rely on the oil sector. According to them, it will be prudent to invest and grow the real sector of the economy (comprising agriculture, industry, among others) to drive…
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2018 budget to dwell on improving agric sector
Government has stated the commencement of a new plan in the 2018 budget to turnaround the fortunes of Ghana’s agricultural sector. To be known as the ‘marshal plan for agriculture,’ the policy seeks to tackle all systemic challenges that have confronted Ghana’s agric sector hence inhibiting its contribution to the economy. The Vice President, Dr.…
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Corporate tax to be slashed from next year
Businesses that pay 25% of their profits in corporate taxes should expect to pay less from next year (2018). The corporate tax is expected to be reduced to twenty percent eventually. It follows what the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta says is the consideration of reducing the tax in the 2018 budget. This is also…