Claim: Finance Minister introduced five new taxes in the 2025 budget Source: Dr Gideon Boako, Member of Parliament for Tano North Verdicts: Misleading Researched by
Claim: Traditional rulers, others could be jailed for owning or wearing gold ornaments Source: Social media Verdict: False Researched by Gifty Danso Multiple posts on
Claim: President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tariff on Ghana because of VP Prof. Opoku-Agyemang’s USAID comment Source: X Verdict: False Research by Gifty Danso
Claim: Government of Ghana’s intervention caused the dollar to cedi exchange rate to drop Source: Social Media Verdict: Misleading! Researched by Samuel Adjetey Adjei On
Claim: The Akufo-Addo government scrapped 17 taxes in the 2017 budget Source: Gideon Boako and Mohammed Amin Adam, MPs for Tano North and Karaga respectively
Claim: 95% of poultry consumed in Ghana is imported Source: President John Dramani Mahama Verdict: True Researched by Nusrat Essah President John Dramani Mahama during
The former Finance Minister, Mohammed Amin Adam, has admitted an inaccuracy in his earlier statement that the erstwhile Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government never collected
Claim: The 10% betting tax was never collected Source: Mohammed Amin Adam; former Finance Minister, MP for Karaga Verdict: False Researched by Nusrat Essah On
Claim: Ato Forson projected a GDP growth lesser than 5.7% of 2024 Source: Alexander Afenyo-Markin Verdict: True The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu,
The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, today March 11, 2025, in the Parliament of Ghana presents the first budget statement and economic policy
