Business24 Newspaper 31st January, 2022

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MONDAY JANUARY 31, 2022

BUSINESS24.COM.GH

Monday January 31, 2022

Earning salary only manages poverty – Paul Mante

NO. B24 / 299 | News for Business Leaders

Emirates restores flights to five African countries

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Government bets on E-levy for job creation By Benson Afful

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inance Minister Ken OforiAtta says government considers the E-levy as an essential tool that will increase government’s revenue to curb unemployment by investing in entrepreneurship, cyber security, digital and road infrastructure in the country. “E-levy will increase our tax to GDP from around 13% to 16% and above, which would ensure that we have the revenues to sustainably invest in entrepreneurship, youth employment, cyber security, digital and road infrastructure,” Cont’d on page 2

SOEs given 3-week ultimatum to submit 2020 – 2021 financials

he Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has directed state-owned enterprises (SOEs) with over 50percent government interest to submit their audited financials for the 2020 and 2021 operational years. Head of National Accounts Directorate, Mac-Effort K. Adadey, who made the request at the 2022 Policy and Governance Forum,

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says E-levy will increase our tax to GDP from around 13% to 16%

IES forecasts fuel increment in February By Benson Afful

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ICUMS: Ghana Link honoured for seamless trade facilitation at the ports By Patrick Paintsil p_paintsil@hotmail.com

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nergy analysts Institute for Energy Security (IES) have predicted increase in prices of fuel at the pump, in spite of a suspension of the Price Stabilization and Recovery Levy (PSRL).

hana Link Network Services Limited’s (GLNS) commitment to streamline trade facilitation processes at the country’s ports with the

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