{"id":394775,"date":"2017-06-07T13:56:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T13:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/06\/07\/ghacem-pays-gh%c2%a28m-dividend-to-government\/"},"modified":"2017-06-07T13:56:42","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T13:56:42","slug":"ghacem-pays-gh%c2%a28m-dividend-to-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/06\/07\/ghacem-pays-gh%c2%a28m-dividend-to-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghacem pays GH\u00a28m dividend to government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Ghacem Limited has presented a cheque for GH\u00a23.5 million to the government as final dividend for last year.<\/p>\n<p>The company had earlier paid GH\u00a24.5 million to the government as interim dividend and the latest payment therfore brings to GH\u00a28 million the total dividend due the government for last year for its 400,000 shares held in the company.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><strong>Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Managing Director (MD) of Ghacem, Mr Morten Gade, accompanied by the Strategy and Corporate Affairs Director, Rev. Dr. George Dawson-Ahmoah, presented the cheque at a short ceremony at the Finance Ministry. <\/p>\n<p>Mr Gade reiterated that the goal of the company was to be more efficient in operation to contribute to the state disclosing that the company paid GH\u00a2250 million in taxes and duties to the government last year, an attestation of the company\u2019s loyalty to the country.<\/p>\n<p>He commended the government for targeting the private and the manufacturing sectors as the engine of growth, stating that aside from its financial obligations in taxes and duties also employed over 850 Ghanaians in addition to the large pool of\u00a0 retailers, which he said had multiple effects on the economy.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what the governments can benefit from manufacturing companies and not companies that import finished products and so we are happy to hear about the government\u2019s aim of assisting the private and manufacturing sector to rise up to the occasion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finance ministry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr Kwaku Kwarteng, who received the cheque on behalf of the government, admitted that the payment of dividends helped the government in infrastructural development as it added to the revenue generation, hence the need to support businesses to thrive.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kwarteng said the government had an Economic Management Strategy that placed emphasis on private sector-led growth.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>That, according to the deputy finance minister, was key for job creation and revenue generation through taxes.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>He commended Ghacem for its loyalty to shareholders and assured it of the government\u2019s support to ensure its growth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clinker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Rev. 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