NPRA baits informal workers
The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has slashed the registration fee for corporate trustees wishing to operate in the informal sector from GH¢5,000 to GH¢1,000, as part of measures aimed at enticing more trustees to rope non-formal workers into the pension scheme. The authority has also reduced the individual trustee informal sector licensing fee from GH¢5,000 to GH¢500. The measures, which took immediate effect, are expected to help encourage high participation of corporate trustees in the informal sector. The reduction in the...