13th June 2008.(allafrica)
The General Secretary of the General Mine Workers Union (GMWU) Ghana, Mr. Prince William Ankrah has called on government to re-consider the tax concessions given to mining companies that operating in the country. In his view, instead of the nation benefiting from the tax exemptions the companies rather use the funds to employ expatriate workers to the detriment of Ghanaian workers with equal educational qualifications
Friday, June 13, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
South Africa: Fuelling Debate.
12 June 2008 (Allafrica.com)
IF IT is any consolation to our beleaguered government, it is not the only administration in the world that is under pressure to cut fuel taxes to provide relief for hard-pressed consumers. Business and consumer groups have been baying for fuel tax cuts in much of the developed and developing world. It was even an issue during the US presidential nomination process, although now that Hillary Clinton has thrown in the towel, her call for a fuel tax holiday seems to have fallen by the wayside.
IF IT is any consolation to our beleaguered government, it is not the only administration in the world that is under pressure to cut fuel taxes to provide relief for hard-pressed consumers. Business and consumer groups have been baying for fuel tax cuts in much of the developed and developing world. It was even an issue during the US presidential nomination process, although now that Hillary Clinton has thrown in the towel, her call for a fuel tax holiday seems to have fallen by the wayside.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Guinea: Winners and Losers in Country's Bauxite Industry
9 June 2008 (Allafrica.com)
With half of the world's known bauxite reserves, Guinea's mining sector is seen as the country's most important engine of growth. But some civil society groups fear the hundreds of thousands of dollars companies should be paying in taxes to support development in villages on mined land does not always get through to the right people. "Companies have been mining here for 36 years and we have never once in that time received taxes from them for using our land," said Helage Suriba Sylla, president of the rural development committee (CRD) which regulates community development in Mambia, which lies in Kindia prefecture, 80 km from the capital Conakry
With half of the world's known bauxite reserves, Guinea's mining sector is seen as the country's most important engine of growth. But some civil society groups fear the hundreds of thousands of dollars companies should be paying in taxes to support development in villages on mined land does not always get through to the right people. "Companies have been mining here for 36 years and we have never once in that time received taxes from them for using our land," said Helage Suriba Sylla, president of the rural development committee (CRD) which regulates community development in Mambia, which lies in Kindia prefecture, 80 km from the capital Conakry
Tanzania: Row Simmers over Dar's $0.46 Million Payment to UK Firm
9 June 2008 (Allafrica.com)
A row is brewing over the circumstances under which the Ministry of Infrastructure Development directed the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) to pay millions of shillings to a UK-based consultancy firm for services it rendered to third parties. The British firm, DLA Piper, was paid for services it had rendered to the Tanzania Airports Authority, which -although also falling under the ministry - is a totally different entity. DLA Piper was asked to carry out a consultancy at the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) on two worn-out Single Buoy Mooring (SBM) and Single Point Mooring (SPM) systems at the Dar es Salaam port as well as a consultancy on construction works at the Kilimanjaro and Mwanza airports for the Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA
A row is brewing over the circumstances under which the Ministry of Infrastructure Development directed the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) to pay millions of shillings to a UK-based consultancy firm for services it rendered to third parties. The British firm, DLA Piper, was paid for services it had rendered to the Tanzania Airports Authority, which -although also falling under the ministry - is a totally different entity. DLA Piper was asked to carry out a consultancy at the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) on two worn-out Single Buoy Mooring (SBM) and Single Point Mooring (SPM) systems at the Dar es Salaam port as well as a consultancy on construction works at the Kilimanjaro and Mwanza airports for the Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA
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