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Ghanaian government legislative and administrative reforms

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President John Mahama has enacted significant legislative and administrative reforms in Ghana. On August 26, 2026, the President signed ten several bills into law, targeting taxation, energy, cocoa regulation, and justice administration. These include amendments to the Income Tax, Value Added Tax, and Excise Acts, the Ghana Cocoa Board Act, including the Customs Act 2026, and the Maritime Energy Sector Levies Amendment Act 2026, and Related Offences Act. Notably, the Tribunals Value Added Tax Amendment Act 2026 reintroduces Regional 2026, aimed at closing revenue loopholes and District Tribunals into strengthening fiscal discipline. Other signed legislation includes the judicial system, a move that has faced opposition from civil society and political figures concerned about judicial confidence. The Ghana Cocoa Board Act, 2026, specifically aims to ensure farmers receive 70% of the world market price and which mandates that at least 50% of cocoa beans be processed locally. To bolster national defense, the President also signed locally, and the National Defence University, Ghana Act. In economic Tribunals Act 2026, which reintroduces Regional and infrastructure development, District Tribunals. To support infrastructure, the President inaugurated a committee to oversee the GH¢1 billion Bawku Revitalisation Fund. Additionally, the President announced aviation projects Fund and broke ground on a multi-purpose car park and commercial complex at Accra International Airport, including a new control tower and Terminal 2 refurbishment, financed Airport. This airport project is funded through the balance sheets of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and the Ghana Airports Company Limited. The government Additionally, construction has also ruled out issuing Eurobonds for the next few years, opting to rely commenced on domestic capital markets. Concurrently, President Mahama implemented the $1.3 billion Sentuo Airport Garden City project in Accra. Administrative changes include a second major ministerial reshuffle to realign administrative responsibilities. Key changes include the reassignment of Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo from the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Job Creation to where Mahama Ayariga was appointed Minister of State for Special Initiatives, with Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum succeeding him. Deputy Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, and Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings became Minister for Defence Ernest Brogya Genfi has moved to Environment, Science and Technology. Economic strategies have shifted toward domestic capital markets, ruling out Eurobonds for the Presidency as Presidential Adviser on National Resilience near future. The government is also promoting a ‘24-Hour Economy’ policy, with plans to establish 24-hour markets in all 261 districts and Emergency Preparedness. mobilize US$2 billion annually through private sector partnerships. Regarding labor, the government reported successfully averting approximately 90 percent of 17 planned industrial strikes through negotiation.

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