Economy
A cocktail of scrapped, reviewed, and new taxes introduced by the Akufo-Addo gov’t since 2017
Ghana’s Parliament on Friday 31st March, 2023, passed three (3) new tax bills which are expected to rack up about GH¢4 billion annually. This forms part of the government’s measures to shore up domestic...
This is how much NPP and NDC governments have borrowed in Ghana’s name
There has been a longstanding public debate about who has borrowed more between Ghana's two main political parties, National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
In the country's Fourth Republic, which began...
Factbox: Three people die on the Accra-Tema motorway every month
Tema Motorway, the fastest and easiest route to Accra from Ghana’s industrial city, has become one of the most dangerous roads in Ghana.
Data acquired from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the...
Akufo-Addo’s claim on fuel queues in France misleading
President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday night responded to calls on him to address the nation on the rising cost of living and general economic crises.
The president’s prime-time speech was meant to address the economic...
Explainer: Russia and Ukraine are not part of countries with highest food inflation rate. But Ghana is
The World Bank has announced that both Russia and War-torn -Ukraine are not part of the world's 10 highest food inflation-hit countries in the world.
Ghana, however, is part, alongside Zimbabwe, Lebanon, Sri Lanka and...
Captain Smart’s claim on Ghana’s free electricity export to Togo completely false
On August 17, 2022, the host of Onua Maakye TV show, Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, stated that Ghana distributed free electricity to Togo.
Captain Smart said this when the Electricity Company of...
John Kumah’s claim on Ghana being the third strongest currency in Africa false
The Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr John Kumah, stated on Friday, September 9, 2022, that Ghana's cedi was currently the third strongest currency in Africa.
According to him, claims that Ghana’s cedi was the worst...
John Kumah’s claim on total infractions in Auditor-General’s report false
About a week ago, the Deputy Minister of Finance, John Kumah, suggested that the total irregularities recorded in the 2021 Auditor-General’s report have dropped.
John Kumah said he was of the belief that much could...
Here’s how electricity tariffs have changed in the last 10 years
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has proposed a 148% increase in electricity tariffs. According to the ECG, the increment is to cover 2020 to 2022, a period that has not witnessed any increase...
