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We will not to be able to pay all GH\u00a295 million and therefore the agreement with the court is to pay these in three instalments,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>tigpost.co  <\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government is set to pay a GH\u00a295 million settlement to the IT consulting\u00a0company, West Blue Consulting, after ending its agreement with the firm. This resolution follows West Blue Consulting\u2019s provision of technical and support services to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) from 2015 to 2020, coordinated by the Ministry of Finance. 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