Ghana losing $1.2bn annually through tax incentives

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• Mr Pink 11 years ago

  Foreign corporations benefit especially in the extractive sector. There are no tangible benefits such as jobs or technology transfer. Ghanaian tax payer carries the burden. And FDI is useless since it doesnt achieve the aim o ...
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  Foreign corporations benefit especially in the extractive sector. There are no tangible benefits such as jobs or technology transfer. Ghanaian tax payer carries the burden. And FDI is useless since it doesnt achieve the aim of bringing forex. Remittances brings in a lot more.

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• ME HUN A MEKA 11 years ago

  WHY DON'T HER LADY CALL IT WHAT IT IS- "TAX DEFLECTION"- AS I MAY CALL IT. WHEN YOUR SO-CALLED PRESIDENT GOES TO AN INTERNATIONAL FORUM TO BEMOAN THAT MINING COMPANIES ARE BLACKMAILING HIS GOVERNMENT BY THREATENING TO LAY OFF ...
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  WHY DON'T HER LADY CALL IT WHAT IT IS- "TAX DEFLECTION"- AS I MAY CALL IT. WHEN YOUR SO-CALLED PRESIDENT GOES TO AN INTERNATIONAL FORUM TO BEMOAN THAT MINING COMPANIES ARE BLACKMAILING HIS GOVERNMENT BY THREATENING TO LAY OFF WORKERS IF HE, MAHAMA'S GOVERNMENT, HAS THE WIT TO IMPLIMENT A MINING WINDFALL POLICY ENACTED TO BRING IN MORE MONEY TO FINANCE VARIOUS PROJECTS AND THEREFORE GIVES UP AND THROW IT'S HANDS IN THE AIR AND BEGINS TO CRY LIKE A BABY WHOSE CANDY HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM. THIS GUY HAS NO BALLS, NO LEADERSHIP QUALITY AND VERY DEFFICIENT OF SENSING WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE NATION, A COWARD AFRAID TO TAKE BOLD DECISIONS. WHAT HE BEST KNOWS IS STEALING ELECTIONS WITH THE CONNIVANCE OF FOOLISH AFARI GYAN AND THE THIEVING NDC CROOKS. NO WONDER IT IS SAID HIS NEXT OF KIN HAS TAGGED HIS NUMBER PLATE AS "PEPE II", NOT ENVISSIONING WHAT TOMORROW MAY BRING.

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• DAN 11 years ago

  China has been already announce the largest buyer of gold..And Indian brides want so mucg gold to carry in their wedding ceremony they can't walk! So when inventory drops and price raise they will have no reason no to mine!

  China has been already announce the largest buyer of gold..And Indian brides want so mucg gold to carry in their wedding ceremony they can't walk! So when inventory drops and price raise they will have no reason no to mine!

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• jarus 11 years ago

  I have 3 home use nissan march, (new type) japan type, well converted, full air conditioned, Price : 10,000 ghana cedis. Call jatus on 0242567699

  I have 3 home use nissan march, (new type) japan type, well converted, full air conditioned, Price : 10,000 ghana cedis. Call jatus on 0242567699

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• DAN 11 years ago

  buy LOTS of good used cars

  buy LOTS of good used cars

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• JAMES Y 11 years ago

  Making giveaways as incentive to tice investors into the country can be a bad policy if it has adverse effect on the country's fiscal revenue collection. More so, if the giveaways are in respect of attracting investors to und ...
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  Making giveaways as incentive to tice investors into the country can be a bad policy if it has adverse effect on the country's fiscal revenue collection. More so, if the giveaways are in respect of attracting investors to undertake ventures in natural resources, which have the propensity of becoming exhausted at some time.

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• DAN 11 years ago

  does ghana sign contracts of no property tax for 25 years to get a plane or car assembly factory to location???? USA states do..Do ghana regions or citys sign away property tax for 10-20 years to get a mall build?? Usa cities ...
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  does ghana sign contracts of no property tax for 25 years to get a plane or car assembly factory to location???? USA states do..Do ghana regions or citys sign away property tax for 10-20 years to get a mall build?? Usa cities and countys do...When comes to oil can YOU spend 1 billion dollars to drill a hole then it be dry???? Profit from good well has to cover dry wells!

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• GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 11 years ago

  THATS THE ONLY REASON FOR TAX REBATES

  THATS THE ONLY REASON FOR TAX REBATES

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• KANE 11 years ago

  COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS IS MISSING IN GHANA GOVERNMENT POLICES, HENCE THE LARGE TAX CONCESSIONS ENJOYED BY GHANA'S ENTIRE LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING THOSE ARTICLE NONSENSE OFFICE HOLDERS AND FOREIGN BUSINESSES OPERATING IN GHANA.
  
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  COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS IS MISSING IN GHANA GOVERNMENT POLICES, HENCE THE LARGE TAX CONCESSIONS ENJOYED BY GHANA'S ENTIRE LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING THOSE ARTICLE NONSENSE OFFICE HOLDERS AND FOREIGN BUSINESSES OPERATING IN GHANA.
  
  WE SHALL ALL CONTINUE TO SWIM IN THE SHIT!

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