| ITEM | COST (US$) |
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 A. STARTING A BUSINESS |
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| 1.Incorporation at Registrar General's Department | |
| (a). Application Forms | 17.5 |
| (b). Stamp Duty | 0.2% of Stated/Paid-up Capital |
| 2.Registration at Ghana Investment Promotion Centre | |
| (a)Application Forms | 11.0 |
| (b)Processing Fees | 500.0 |
| 3.Renting of Office Space (per sq. metre/annum) | 2.4 -10.4 |
4.Serviced Industrial land - One acre (0.4 hectares)
for 50 years (One time payment. Tema Development Corporation rate) | 38000.0-42000.0 |
| 5.Annual ground rent for serviced Industrial land (One acre). | 30.0 |
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| B. HUMAN RESOURCES |
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| 1.Wage Rates (Ghanaian Employees) | |
| (a)Consolidated Monthly Salaries | |
| (i)Managerial | 1,000.0 - 2,500.0 |
| (ii)Skilled/Professional Staff | 500.0 - 1,000.0 |
| (iii)Semi Skilled/Unskilled Staff | 100.0 - 250.0 |
| (iv)Daily Minimum Wage | 0.6 |
2.Statutory monthly contribution
(Social Security & National Insurance Trust) | 12.5% of Employees Basic Salary |
| 3.Employment of Expatriate Staff | |
| (a). Ghana Immigration Service Fees: | |
| (i). Resident Permit/Person -ECOWAS National | 10.0 |
| (ii)Resident Permit/Person - Other National | 20.0 |
| (b)Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Fees | |
| (i)Automatic quota (per person) | 20.0 |
| (ii)Additional quota (per person) | 50.0 |
| (iii)Replacement quota (per person) | 20.0 |
(c)Ghana Free Zones Board Fees
(For Free Zones Enterprises) | |
| (i)Resident Permit/Person/Year - 1st & 2nd Year | 200.0 |
| (ii)Resident Permit/Person/Year - 3rd & 4th Year | 300.0 |
| (iii)Resident Permit/Person/Year - 5th Year & thereafter | 500.0 |
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| C. UTILITIES |
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| 1.Electricity | |
| Special Load Tariff (SLT) - Low, Medium & High Voltage | 2.0 |
| Capacity Charge/Month | 0.03 -0.04 |
| Energy Charge/kilowatt | 4.0 |
| Service Charge/month | 0.1 |
| 2.Water | |
| (a)Domestic Consumption (Litres/Month) | |
# 0 - 10,000 (US$/1000) litres
| 0.3 |
| # 11,000 - 40,000 (US$/1000 litres) | 0.4 |
| # Over 40,000 (US$/1000 litres) | 0.4 |
| (b)Commercial/Industrial Consumption (Litre/Month) | |
| # 0 - 40,000 (US$/1000 litres) | 0.5 |
| # 41,000 - 450,000 (US$/1000 litres) | 0.5 |
| # Above 450,000 (US$/1000 litres) | 14.0 |
| 3.Sewerage | |
Sludge dislodgement/trip
| 1.2 -3.0 |
| Refuse Collection/month | 0.28 |
| 4.Fuel and Gas | |
| Petrol (unlead)/litre | 0.27 |
| Diesel/litre | 0.38 |
| LPG/kg | 38.5 |
| 5.Internet Service | |
| Subscription fee/month | 0.04 |
| 6.Telephone (Fixed Lines) | |
| Call Charges per minute | |
| (a)Internal/Distance | |
| Local | |
| 0 - 32 km | 0.06 |
| 32 - 80 km | 0.08 |
| Over 80 km | 0.10 |
| (b)International Direct Dialling (IDD) | |
| To Ecowas Countries | 0.40 |
| To Europe | 0.52 |
| To Other Countries | 0.60 |
