Business24 Newspaper 1st December, 2021

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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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