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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2021
BUSINESS24.COM.GH
Wednesday December 1, 2021
NO. B24 / 281 | News for Business Leaders
The high stakes of rising inflation
Who qualifies for mortgage financing?
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Gov’t begins E-Levy talks with telcos as budget approved By Eugene Davis ugendavis@gmail.com
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he Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said that government has begun talks with telecommunication networks to reduce the impact of the proposed Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) announced in the 2022 budget. The levy is proposed as a charge of 1.75 percent on the value of electronic transactions. It will cover mobile money payments, bank transfers, merchant payments, and inward remittances. Cont’d on page 2
The levy is proposed as a charge of 1.75 percent on the value of electronic transactions
SSNIT assures of regular payment of pensions
Ghana to assist Guyana spur oil industry
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uyana’s emerging upstream petroleum industry is set to receive technical assistance and practical learnings from Ghana as part of efforts to spur the development of the industry.
By Benson Afful affulbenson@gmail.com
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he Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says the trust presently has enough reserves to pay all accruing benefits
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