Not checkedFlagshipEconomic dialogue · 120-day social contract · deadline 8 May 2025
Hold a National Economic Dialogue on the true state of the economy and prepare a home-grown plan to guide the budget.
“Hold a National Economic Dialogue to discuss the true state of the economy”
Not checkedFlagshipScrap taxes · 120-day social contract · deadline 7 Apr 2025
Scrap the E-levy, COVID levy, 10% levy on bet winnings and Emissions levy within 90 days.
“scrap the following draconian taxes”
Not checkedFlagshipVehicle and equipment taxes · 120-day social contract · deadline 7 Apr 2025
Review taxes on vehicles and equipment imported for industry and farming within 90 days.
“review taxes and levies on vehicles and equipment imported into the country for industrial and agricultural purposes”
Not checkedFlagshipSalvaged vehicles · 120-day social contract · deadline 8 May 2025
Start reviewing the 2020 Customs law that bans salvaged vehicle imports to help Suame, Kokompe and Abossey Okai.
“Commence the review of the Customs (Amendment) Act 2020 to scrap the law banning the importation of salvaged vehicles”
Not checkedFlagshipLoss-making SOEs · 120-day social contract · deadline 8 May 2025
Shake up loss-making state companies so they break even and turn profit.
“Carry out a shakeup of all loss-making SOEs”
Not checkedFlagshipBank of Ghana · Manifesto · PDF page 40
Restructure the Bank of Ghana so it delivers price and financial stability.
“restructure the Bank of Ghana to strengthen its operational efficiency, fulfil its mandate to ensure”
Not checkedFlagshipEducation funding · Manifesto · PDF page 132
Stop using the GETFund as collateral and return it to funding education only.
“de-collateralise the GETFUND, and restore it to its original mandate of educational financing”
Not checkedFlagshipEx gratia · Manifesto · PDF page 168
Stop paying ex gratia (end-of-service bonuses) to office holders.
“scrap the payment of ex gratia”
Not checkedFlagshipAudit Service · Manifesto · PDF page 171
Strengthen the Audit Service to audit public accounts effectively.
“strengthen the Audit Service to ensure it can effectively oversee and audit public accounts”
Not checkedFlagshipCommon Fund share · Manifesto · PDF page 178
Raise the District Assemblies Common Fund from 5 to 7.5 percent of national revenue.
“share of the DACF of total national revenue from 5 percent to 7.5 percent”
Not checkedTaxes · Manifesto · PDF page 36
Do a full reform of the VAT system to give relief to households and businesses.
“Undertake a comprehensive reform of Ghana’s VAT regime to provide relief for households and”
Not checkedFuel prices · Manifesto · PDF page 36
Apply the Price Stabilisation and Recovery levy on fuel to protect consumers from price shocks.
“apply the price Stabilisation and Recovery levy on fuel to cushion consumers”
Not checkedCedi · Manifesto · PDF page 36
Stabilise the cedi and build up foreign reserves through an urgent economic recovery programme.
“stabilize the national currency and the macro-economy through an urgent economic recovery”
Not checkedIMF · Manifesto · PDF page 36
Go back to the IMF and finish the current programme.
“re-engage the IMF and complete the current programme;”
Not checkedFiscal discipline · Manifesto · PDF page 36
Review and enforce the Fiscal Responsibility Act and run a fiscal consolidation plan watched over by an Independent Fiscal Council.
“review and enforce the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2018 (Act 982) and implement a Fiscal”
Not checkedFiscal discipline · Manifesto · PDF page 36
Use new technology including AI to make government money management more open and responsive.
“leverage new technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create a more robust,”
Not checkedRevenue · Manifesto · PDF page 38
Review the tax exemption regime and set a clear cost-benefit test before anyone gets a tax exemption.
“reviewing the tax exemption regime to promote transparency, economic growth, technology”
Not checkedRevenue · Manifesto · PDF page 38
Review the Public Financial Management Act and the Public Procurement Act to plug leakages and cut waste and corruption.
“reviewing the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) and the Public Procurement Act,”
Not checkedRevenue · Manifesto · PDF page 38
Review and rationalise port fees to make trade more competitive.
“reviewing and rationalising port fees to enhance trade competitiveness and maximise revenue”
Not checkedRevenue · Manifesto · PDF page 38
Restart the restructuring of the Ghana Revenue Authority begun under the last NDC government.
“resuming the restructuring of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) initiated by the previous NDC”
Not checkedRevenue · Manifesto · PDF page 38
Make the Independent Tax Appeals Board work.
“operationalising the Independent T ax Appeals Board [ITAB]”
Not checkedOil revenue · Manifesto · PDF page 38
Review the Petroleum Revenue Management Act to get more money from oil for development.
“reviewing the Petroleum Revenue Management Act, 2011 (Act 815) to maximise petroleum revenue”
Not checkedRevenue · Manifesto · PDF page 38
Review the tax regime on extractive industries so Ghana gets a bigger share of its natural resources.
“reviewing the extractive sector regime to enhance Ghana’s stake in our natural resources”
Not checkedFinancing · Manifesto · PDF page 38
Introduce Diaspora Bonds so Ghanaians abroad can fund development.
“diversifying funding options for development by the introducing Diaspora Bonds among others”
Not checkedFinancing · Manifesto · PDF page 38
Join the Islamic Development Bank for more development financing.
“pursuing membership of the Islamic Development Bank to broaden opportunities for”
Not checkedFinancing · Manifesto · PDF page 38
Use the Public-Private Partnership Act to finance infrastructure.
“implementing the Public-Private Partnership Act, 2020 (Act 1039) for infrastructure financing”
Not checkedSpending · Manifesto · PDF page 39
Digitalise and harmonise government money management systems to control spending.
“digitalise and harmonise government’s fiscal management systems for efficient expenditure”
Not checkedSpending · Manifesto · PDF page 39
Enforce the Procurement Law and stop abuse of sole-sourcing.
“enforce compliance with the Public Procurement Law to stop the abuse of sole-sourcing”
Not checkedSpending · Manifesto · PDF page 39
Restore the 2010 contract database so government contracts are open and accountable.
“restore the contract database and management system created by the NDC in 2010”
Not checkedSpending · Manifesto · PDF page 39
Finish the Treasury Single Account project started by the earlier NDC government.
“complete the T reasury Single Account Project started by the previous NDC government”
Not checkedSpending · Manifesto · PDF page 39
Revamp the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund to run well-targeted, self-financing projects.
“revamp the Ghana Infrastructure and Investment Fund (GIIF) to undertake well-targeted and”
Not checkedEarmarked funds · Manifesto · PDF page 39
Revise the Earmarked Funds Capping Act so GETFund, Road Fund, NHIL and Student Loan Trust get their money for their purpose.
“revise the Earmarked Funds Capping and Realignment Act, 2017 to free statutory funds”
Not checkedDebt · Manifesto · PDF page 39
Bring back the Sinking Fund and build buffers to manage debt.
“re-activate the Sinking Fund and build strategic buffers for effective debt management”
Not checkedDebt · Manifesto · PDF page 39
Set up an independent Public Debt Management Office to keep debt at sustainable levels.
“constitute the independent Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) under the Public Financial”
Not checkedDebt · Manifesto · PDF page 39
Tighten regulation of state-owned enterprises to cut hidden government liabilities.
“strengthen regulation of State Owned Enterprises to reduce contingent liabilities”
Not checkedInflation · Manifesto · PDF page 40
Bring inflation back to single digits, with stable exchange rates and low interest rates.
“restoring single-digit inflation, stable exchange rates, and low interest rates”
Not checkedFood prices · Manifesto · PDF page 40
Stop price fixing and price gouging that push up food prices.
“adopt measures to curb and eliminate price fixing, price gouging, restrictive price maintenance”
Not checkedDigital cedi · Manifesto · PDF page 40
Push ahead with a state-backed digital currency, the e-cedi.
“push ahead with efforts to introduce a state-backed central bank digital currency (e-cedi)”
Not checkedForex · Manifesto · PDF page 40
Overhaul the foreign exchange management framework and review the Foreign Exchange Act 2006.
“overhaul the entire framework for foreign exchange management including market operations,”
Not checkedPayments · Manifesto · PDF page 42
Revise the Payment Systems and Services Act and bring in FinTech regulation.
“revising the Payment System and Services Act 2019 (Act 987)”
Not checkedFinancial sector · Manifesto · PDF page 42
Strengthen the Financial Stability Advisory Council and boost the Ghana Financial Stability Fund.
“reconstitute and strengthen the Financial Stability Advisory Council”
Not checkedFinancial sector · Manifesto · PDF page 42
Move to a twin-peak supervision model separating prudential supervision from market conduct.
“twin-peak supervisory model”
Not checkedCrypto · Manifesto · PDF page 43
Pass a Virtual Assets Service Providers law to regulate crypto and digital assets.
“enact a Virtual Assets Service Providers’ Law (VASP Law)”
Not checkedUnclaimed money · Manifesto · PDF page 43
Set up a clear framework to use unclaimed bank balances for the public good.
“set up a transparent, accountable, and effective framework to utilise unclaimed balances”
Not checkedCredit unions · Manifesto · PDF page 43
Support credit unions and welfare groups to give financial services to members.
“Support cooperative credit union activity as well as other welfare groups”
Not checkedCapital markets · Manifesto · PDF page 43
Update the capital markets master plan and upgrade trading, clearing and settlement systems.
“update the capital markets master plan that was introduced by the Securities and Exchange”
Not checkedCapital markets · Manifesto · PDF page 43
Exempt individuals from dividend tax and revise stamp duty to cut the cost of raising capital.
“exempt dividend tax for individuals and revise stamp duty”
Not checkedCapital markets · Manifesto · PDF page 43
Merge investment funds into one Sovereign Wealth Fund and recapitalise the Ghana Venture Capital Trust Fund.
“restructure investment funds into a single Sovereign Wealth Fund to finance infrastructure”
Not checkedBank clean-up · Manifesto · PDF page 45
Audit the banking clean-up and ensure locked-up investments are paid.
“conduct a forensic audit of the politically motivated banking sector clean-up”
Not checkedBanking · Manifesto · PDF page 45
Introduce different minimum capital requirements for local and foreign banks and amend the Banks and SDI Act.
“introduce differentiated minimum capital requirements for the local and foreign banks”
Not checkedBanking · Manifesto · PDF page 45
Reform and strengthen Development Bank Ghana to support the economy.
“reform and strengthen Development Bank Ghana Ltd (DBG)”
Not checkedBanking · Manifesto · PDF page 45
Create rules for digital banks and for non-interest (Islamic) banking.
“create a regulatory framework for digital banks”
Not checkedBanking · Manifesto · PDF page 45
Tackle bad loans, recapitalise banks and strengthen anti-money-laundering rules.
“tackle the high non-performing loans (NPLs), recapitalization of banks”
Not checkedBanking · Manifesto · PDF page 45
Review the NPP's withdrawal of bank licences and use fair arbitration so sacked bankers can return.
“review the withdrawal of banking licenses by the NPP Government and implement fair arbitration”
Not checkedBanking · Manifesto · PDF page 45
Set up an Equity Fund to help Ghanaian-owned banks recapitalise.
“empower indigenous banks by establishing an Equity Fund to aid their recapitalization”
Not checkedRural banks · Manifesto · PDF page 46
Review rules for savings and loans companies, rural banks and microfinance, and sort out insolvent microfinance firms.
“review and enhance the regulatory frameworks for savings and loan companies, rural banks, and”
Not checkedInsurance · Manifesto · PDF page 46
Bring in a risk-based minimum capital regime for insurance companies.
“introduce a risk-based minimum capital regime to link minimum capital to the risks an insurance”
Not checkedInsurance · Manifesto · PDF page 46
Enforce insurance of all public-access buildings against fire and related risks.
“enforce the insurance of all public access facilities against fire and allied risks”
Not checkedPensions · Manifesto · PDF page 48
Review pension laws to support workers who lose jobs to disasters, allow lump sums from age 50 and set up a Mortgage Assistance Fund.
“set up a Mortgage Assistance Fund to allow workers who have made Tier 2 contributions”
Not checkedPensions · Manifesto · PDF page 48
Restructure and strengthen SSNIT governance for better pension fund management.
“Restructure and strengthen the corporate governance of SSNIT for efficient pension fund”
Not checkedPensions · Manifesto · PDF page 48
Roll out the Mo-Ne-Yo pension scheme for drivers, okada riders, farmers, fishermen, traders and other informal workers.
“Implement the Mo-Ne-Yo Iniative to promote the uptake of special pension schemes for informal”
Not checked24-Hour Economy · Manifesto · PDF page 56
Give tax incentives to businesses joining the 24-hour economy and finance factories through Ghana Exim Bank.
“tax incentives for participating businesses to reduce their cost of operations”
Not checkedBusiness climate · Manifesto · PDF page 63
Reduce import duties, fees and charges and provide tax breaks and cheap finance for start-ups and small businesses.
“provide tax breaks and low-cost financing for strategic start-ups and Micro Small Medium”
Not checkedArtiste taxes · Manifesto · PDF page 88
Give tax breaks to creative artistes who have a TIN.
“Introduce tax breaks for Creative Arts artistes who have T ax Identification”
Not checkedSecondary · Manifesto · PDF page 125
Ring-fence a share of oil money as a steady funding source for secondary education.
“provide a dedicated and sustainable funding source for quality secondary education by ring-fencing a percentage of our oil proceeds”
Not checkedHealth financing · Manifesto · PDF page 142
Remove taxes and tariffs on vaccines and medical donations to public health facilities.
“remove taxes and tariffs on vaccine and medical donations to public health facilities”
Not checkedProcurement law · Manifesto · PDF page 169
Review the Public Procurement Act so contracts give value for money and stop insider deals.
“review the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) (as amended) to ensure value for money and transparency”
Not checkedSingle sourcing · Manifesto · PDF page 169
Curb abuse of single-source and restricted tendering contracts.
“implement measures to curtail abuse of single-sourced and restricted tendering procurement”
Not checkedAudit surcharge · Manifesto · PDF page 169
Back the Auditor-General to surcharge and recover embezzled money with interest.
“support the Auditor-General to enforce the surcharge powers of his/her office to retrieve embezzled funds with interest”
Not checkedInternal Audit · Manifesto · PDF page 171
Pass and implement the revised Internal Audit Agency Bill.
“pass and implement the revised Internal Audit Agency Bill”
Not checkedIndependent bodies funding · Manifesto · PDF page 171
Release funds to independent constitutional bodies fully and on time.
“ensure adequate and timely release of funds to independent constitutional bodies”
Not checkedMPs' Common Fund · Manifesto · PDF page 171
Release MPs' share of the District Assemblies Common Fund on time.
“ensure timely release of MPs share of the District Assemblies Common Fund”
Not checkedSOEs · Manifesto · PDF page 173
Run state-owned enterprises prudently and restore them to deliver their mandates.
“revamp and restore prudent management of state-owned enterprises”
Not checkedSOE listing · Manifesto · PDF page 173
List state-owned enterprises on the Ghana Stock Exchange.
“listing State-Owned Enterprises on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE)”
Not checkedSIGA · Manifesto · PDF page 173
Review the role of the State Interests and Governance Authority over SOEs.
“review the role of the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA)”
Not checkedFiscal Decentralization · Manifesto · PDF page 178
Revive the Fiscal Decentralization Unit at Finance to implement the Composite Budget.
“revive the Fiscal Decentralization Unit of the Ministry of Finance”
Not checkedCustoms security status · Manifesto · PDF page 188
Give the Customs Division security-service status as the 2015 Supreme Court ruling says.
“fully implement the 2015 Supreme Court Ruling”
Not checkedCustoms Hospital · Manifesto · PDF page 188
Help build a Customs Hospital for officers and GRA staff.
“facilitate the construction of a Customs Hospital”
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