The Member of Parliament for Atiwa East and former Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei-Asare, has accused the current Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, of deliberately manipulating data to portray the Akufo-Addo administration in a negative light. According to her, the Finance Minister failed to acknowledge key achievements of …
Read More »Former Finance Minister clarifies NPP’s Stance on betting and lottery taxes
Former Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Karaga Constituency, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has clarified that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government only implemented taxes on betting winnings and not on lottery winnings. Dr. Amin Adam debunked claims that the NPP administration had previously collected taxes on lottery winnings …
Read More »Finance Minister responds to Minority Leader’s criticism, acknowledges his challenges
The Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Ajumako Enyan Esiam, Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, has acknowledged the challenges faced by the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, and expressed empathy for his current predicament. The Finance Minister made these remarks in response to comments by Alexander Afenyo-Markin, who described the …
Read More »Finance Minister confirms betting tax implementation, refutes predecessor’s claims
Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has dismissed claims by former Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, that the previous government did not implement a betting tax. The Member of Parliament for the Karaga Constituency, reacting to Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson’s presentation of the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic …
Read More »Finance Minister urges Bank of Ghana to cut expenditure for recapitalization
The Minister for Finance and Member of Parliament for Ajumako Enyan Esiam, Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, has called on the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to explore internal cost-cutting measures to recapitalize itself instead of relying on taxpayers’ money. Dr. Forson revealed that the BoG had previously signed a …
Read More »Minority demands apology from Finance Minister over NHIS funding cap
The Member of Parliament for Effiduase Asokore, Dr. Ayew Afriye, has called on the Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Ajumako Enyan Esiam, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, to render an unqualified apology to Ghanaians for the government’s supposed failure to fulfill its promise to uncap funding for the National …
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