Tag: State of the Nation Address
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Cabinet approves establishment of National Flag Carrier
Ghana’s aviation industry is set to witness a major boost as Cabinet has given approval for the establishment of a National Flag Carrier. This is according to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. This comes after many years of working to revive the national airline by successive governments. Addressing Parliament on Tuesday, March 9, during…
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Economy to rebound strongly as GDP growth nears 5% – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo says Ghana is expected to have a GDP growth rate of about 5 percent following a year affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking during his State of the Nation address, President Akufo-Addo said this growth rate would beat observer projections. This is in line with the 4.9 percent growth projection made by the…
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Government will engage Parliament on future of Agyapa deal – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hinted of his intention to engage the 8th Parliament on the future of the Agyapa transaction. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, as he delivered his first State of the Nation Address of his second term, the President said “let me, at this point, assure the House…
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Ghana card numbers to become TIN from April 1
All National Identification numbers will become Tax Identification Numbers [TINs] from April 1, 2021. This was disclosed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his State of the Nation Address in Parliament today, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. “Mr. Speaker for the first time, we have enrolled 15.5 million people onto the National Identity System [Ghana…
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Government urged to set clear targets for ministers to help reduce expenditure
Ahead of the state of the nation address later today and the budget statement on Friday, Economist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Dr. Lord Mensah, has charged government to introduce concrete measures that will keep its expenditure in check. Some of the measures he said could include setting clear targets…