President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the Government has extended the policy of free access to water for all households across the country until December, as well as fully absorbing electricity bills for one million active lifeline customers for the same period.
He said the Communication Service Tax has also been reduced from nine percent to five percent, effective September 2020.
Addressing the Nation to give a COVID-19 update, Nana Akufo-Addo announced that the incentive package for health workers has been extended to the end of the year.
This means that all health workers will pay no income taxes for October, November, and December.
He said again that all frontline health workers, as defined by the Ministry of Health, will continue to receive the additional allowance of fifty percent (50%) of their basic salary per month, for October, November, and December.
“Fellow Ghanaians, with a month to the conduct of the 7th December presidential and parliamentary elections, there would be an intensification of political party activities in all parts of the country, with its accompanying human contact.”
“Nevertheless, I encourage political party leaders and supporters, at the very at least, to wear the mask at all times at these gatherings.
This task is not only for the leaders of our political parties. All of us, in the Executive, Legislature, Judiciary, public sector, security agencies, private sector, civil society, professional and trade associations, religious bodies, traditional authorities, and ordinary citizens, must do what we can, in this period, to help minimize disease transmission.
Furthermore, I urge the management of organizations operating in confined, indoor spaces, such as workplaces and supermarkets, to ensure the continued adherence to all COVID-19 protocols at all times.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
