{"id":4864,"date":"2025-01-21T06:18:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T06:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/?p=4864"},"modified":"2025-01-21T06:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T06:18:09","slug":"ghana-hotel-association-urges-minister-to-allocate-tourism-levy-to-private-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/2025\/01\/21\/ghana-hotel-association-urges-minister-to-allocate-tourism-levy-to-private-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Hotel Association Urges Minister to Allocate Tourism Levy to Private Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Ghana Hotel Association has appealed to the Minister of Tourism, Abla Gomashie, to allocate a portion of the Tourism levy to support the private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Edward Nyamike, President of the Ghana Hotel Association, this approach has historically been used to assist the private sector, and its absence during this critical period has caused concern among private sector stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"4867\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gistme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_8742-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4867 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nyamike proposed that the Tourism levy be split into two parts: one for the private sector and the other for production development. He also emphasized the need for reduced taxes and utilities costs to benefit the private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Nyamike urged the Minister to implement internationally accredited business strategies to attract foreign investors and promote the tourism industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This call to action aligns with previous initiatives, such as the $10 million SME grant launched under the Ghana Tourism Development Project, which aimed to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the tourism sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By allocating the Tourism levy to support the private sector, the government can help stimulate economic growth and create jobs in the industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana Hotel Association Urges Minister to Allocate Tourism Levy to Private Sector<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Hotel Association has appealed to the Minister of Tourism, Abla Gomashie, to allocate a portion of the Tourism levy to support the private sector. <\/p>\n<p>According to Edward Nyamike, President of the Ghana Hotel Association, this approach has historically been used to assist the private sector, and its absence during this critical period has caused concern among private sector stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>Nyamike proposed that the Tourism levy be split into two parts: one for the private sector and the other for production development. He also emphasized the need for reduced taxes and utilities costs to benefit the private sector. <\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Nyamike urged the Minister to implement internationally accredited business strategies to attract foreign investors and promote the tourism industry.<\/p>\n<p>This call to action aligns with previous initiatives, such as the $10 million SME grant launched under the Ghana Tourism Development Project, which aimed to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the tourism sector.<\/p>\n<p>By allocating the Tourism levy to support the private sector, the government can help stimulate economic growth and create jobs in the industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4867,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-latest"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4864"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4868,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4864\/revisions\/4868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}