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Low number of Informal sector pension contributors alarming

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Referring to figures of the total number of people contributing to pension schemes  after the implementation of the National Pensions Act, 2008(Act 766), the number of participants from the informal sector have been too low for comfort.

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Mr. Anni Asiedu said, this demonstrates how little informal sector participants are doing to prepare for retirement.

“ In spite of the enormous benefits  such as tax deductibility on applicable incomes for contributions in the Act, very few persons in the informal sector have taken advantage to make contributions towards their pensions under the personal pension schemes”, he said.He was speaking to some members of the informal sector about the need to contribute to pension schemes.

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The National Pensions Act makes room for self-employed persons, persons not covered by any mandatory pension scheme and all other persons in the informal sector to join and make contributions to a personal pension scheme for their retirement.

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