Businesses in Ghana are beginning to feel a sense of relief following recent tax updates, a development that is gradually translating into reduced costs for consumers, according to Mary Kwarteng Darko, an Associate Director in PwC Ghana’s tax practice. Speaking during a UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce and PwC Ghana webinar on “Tax Updates in Ghana”, Darko noted that the changes marked a clear shift in the country’s tax regime from an aggressive stance towards a more business-friendly environment. She remarked that overall sentiment is that the country is taking a more balanced approach to taxation, shifting from a period of heavy tax imposition to one where the system is being rationalised, simplified, and made more business-friendly. She pointed to the abolition of the Emissions Levy, COVID‑19 Health Recovery Levy, and the E‑levy as particularly welcome developments. According to her, these measures directly affect pricing structures and, ultimately, the cost borne by consumers. Al...
Written By: Beatrice Shine Ayroe A Mother's Story of Tuberculosis, Loss, and Hope (Based on a true account. Names have been withheld out of respect for the living and the dead. This story is dedicated to all those lost to TB, and to all those still fighting.) Before I Knew Before I joined the Stop TB Partnership Ghana, tuberculosis was just a word, a word that meant nothing to me, until it meant everything. I come from a family that believed sickness was something you could see coming. A fever announced itself. Malaria had its signature. But TB? TB crept in like a thief in the night, and by the time we knew it was there, it had already taken what it came for. My brother left for Accra with dreams stuffed into a small bag. Like so many young people, he went to hustle, to find something bigger. We didn't hear much from him after he left, the occasional phone call, that was all. No money came home. No promises kept. Just silence, and then longer silence. When he came back, he wa...