General News of Friday, 31 January 2020Source: ghanaweb.comAG Surcharge: Zoomlion likely to go for a review of High Court verdictDr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of Jospong Group of CompaniesWaste management expert, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has welcomed a High Court ruling that dismissed the company’s appeal challenging the validity of surcharges imposed on it by the Auditor General (AG). Much as Zoomlion welcomes the decision, it hinted that the company’s lawyers would interrogate the Court’s reasons and may take up the option of testing the law again. On Friday, an Accra High Court rejected Zoomlion's appeal against the AG, after it had asked the company to refund a whopping Ghc184 million to the National Health Insurance Authority. The surcharges were applied following an audit of a contract executed by Zoomlion for the Ministry of Health. Although Zoomlion has always maintained that the Auditor General’s position was ill-suited when measured against the actual circumstances of the contract, the High Court thought otherwise and decided against Zoomlion.

Source: GhanaWeb January 31, 2020 20:03 UTC