Government revenue falls short

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• Mr Jay ******************London 12 years ago

  Apart from denying their corrupt practices, the NDC also have another game: cooking the figures in every aspect of financial accountability.
  
  That we are GHC.8b short in a single year is a great shortfall given that our cou ...
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  Apart from denying their corrupt practices, the NDC also have another game: cooking the figures in every aspect of financial accountability.
  
  That we are GHC.8b short in a single year is a great shortfall given that our country cannot afford to waste time any longer and therefore require people in positions of responsibilities who can be relied upon both in competence and morals.
  
  Sadly for Ghanaians, these two principal ingredients of competence and morals are anathema to the NDC attitude.
  
  Under NDC administration everything is dodgy; a lot of clamour against corruption have all go in their deaf ears.
  
  Instead of Mahama telling his ministers to continue an integrity work he could not say so. Why one would ask? Simply because he is well aware that the country view the NDC with suspicion, a suspicion which is well justifiable given the suspicious streak that follows their dealings on behalf of Ghana even he Mahama included(the china housing saga).
  
  Mahama could not charge his ministers to continue their decent work because the last NDC government ministers had no decent names when it comes to being corrupt or suspected of being corrupt.
  
  But then again, the Electoral Commission gave them the political power so the NDC do not seem to regard themselves accountable to the electorate for it is not the majority of the electorate that put them in power but rather the EC with the help of other state officials in the Police and the GBC.
  
  As long as the government in power is not the one voted by the majority of the people, there will always be corrupt politicians handling our scarce resources and there will always be a weak government whoes sole responsibility is to seek to stay in power, but by nefarious means just like Rawlings did: wasted our money and sorrounding himself with his loyal cronies and protecting his regime with our money while he used lip-service to include everyone in his decision making.
  
  What a Conman. NDC a party of Conmen

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• Asem Pee 12 years ago

  Don't forget to add up the woyome fund and where the prez!! found the $180m for the one touch president win votes.

  Don't forget to add up the woyome fund and where the prez!! found the $180m for the one touch president win votes.

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• KWABENA OHEMENG,LONDON. 12 years ago

  I hope the government is learning a lesson from the current economic meltdown in Europe and America.The government should simply not live beyond its means and there is the need for the government to radically overhaul its tax ...
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  I hope the government is learning a lesson from the current economic meltdown in Europe and America.The government should simply not live beyond its means and there is the need for the government to radically overhaul its tax system to rope in any ghanaian earning income.Increase in productivity must be a condition for pay increases.

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• Hazor 12 years ago

  For accountability and integrity to prevail in governmemt revenue.Government at the end of the year should publish all companies names and the taxes they pay to government,Government must also publish all contract award to co ...
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  For accountability and integrity to prevail in governmemt revenue.Government at the end of the year should publish all companies names and the taxes they pay to government,Government must also publish all contract award to companies and the cost involve and money from donor countries and it wes this that we may know if the government is telling us the truth or not.

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• Sankofa 12 years ago

  We must maintain fiscal discipline and prudence.
  
  We must rein in the deficit so as to control infation.

  We must maintain fiscal discipline and prudence.
  
  We must rein in the deficit so as to control infation.

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• HH 12 years ago

  NOT SURPRISE BECAUSE OF HUGE DEFICIT RUN BY NDC AND CONTINUE TO BALOON YEAR AFTER YEAR AS WELL AS HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT. THIS GOVERNMENT NEED HELP.

  NOT SURPRISE BECAUSE OF HUGE DEFICIT RUN BY NDC AND CONTINUE TO BALOON YEAR AFTER YEAR AS WELL AS HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT. THIS GOVERNMENT NEED HELP.

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• OMANBA 12 years ago

  Kuffuor's government left empty coffers for The late president Mills government and failed abysmally to create jobs.It was never able to balance its budget and left an economy with a very high inflation.

  Kuffuor's government left empty coffers for The late president Mills government and failed abysmally to create jobs.It was never able to balance its budget and left an economy with a very high inflation.

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• Stolen Elections 12 years ago

  Dimwits like Omanba should be banned from this forum

  Dimwits like Omanba should be banned from this forum

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• BUSH 12 years ago

  People are not willing to pay taxes because the managers of the economy are just misusing the founds. Look at what is happening these days, money being doled out to politicians for no job done. Taxes are paid yet no records a ...
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  People are not willing to pay taxes because the managers of the economy are just misusing the founds. Look at what is happening these days, money being doled out to politicians for no job done. Taxes are paid yet no records are made to show in reference, why wouldn't it fall?

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• VeryUglyFigures 12 years ago

  Professor Mills, Mr Ballsy president please wake up and show these people how to ran a country... goodness gracious!! They go around the world smilingly into the faces of cobras and hyenas, get their small somtin and come and ...
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  Professor Mills, Mr Ballsy president please wake up and show these people how to ran a country... goodness gracious!! They go around the world smilingly into the faces of cobras and hyenas, get their small somtin and come and carry out the bogus orders of their masters.
  
  WAKE UP PROF! We haven't reached anywhere near canaan at least take us to the border before you die again. wake up please!!!!

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• Reality Check 12 years ago

  Supreme Court must save Ghana from these charlattans

  Supreme Court must save Ghana from these charlattans

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