Cabinet directs Finance Minister to formally engage with the IMF on expenditure cut as government struggles to implement the 15% VAT on electricity.

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association Ghana (CLOGSAG), says it will only reconsider its decision to demonstrate if government withdraws its letter concerning the implementation of the VAT on electricity.

Joy FM Afternoon News Bulletin

Joy FM Afternoon News Bulletin

The Organized Labor unions are insisting on their demand for the complete withdrawal of the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on electricity. Currently, 35 labor unions are in a crucial meeting to decide whether to declare a strike.

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has announced the closure of its basic schools in response to an ongoing industrial action by various unions within the educational sector.

Joy FM Afternoon News Bulletin

Joy FM Afternoon News Bulletin

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) just drew the curtain on its much anticipated parliamentary primaries. And like any other elections, it went down with some level of surprises.

Joy FM Afternoon News Bulletin