Tag Archives: Taxes

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to capitalise on the connection between the Ghana Card and Tax Identification Number (TIN) to enhance the identification and tax collection processes for individuals and businesses. Describing the current GRA approach of focusing solely on existing taxpayers as …

Flagbearer for the NDC, John Mahama, says taxes on betting will be among the taxes his government will review when voted into power. The bill to tax sports betting and lottery was passed in March 2023. Per the bill, ten percent of all winnings from sports betting and lotteries is …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has strongly criticized the imposition of taxes on sanitary pads, describing it as a cardinal sin. The issue was brought to the attention of Parliament through a petition submitted by various civil society organizations, urging the removal of taxes on sanitary pads. Expressing …

Parliament has passed the three tax bills which were tabled before it as part of government’s measures to generate more revenue. The bills namely the Income Tax Amendment Bill, The Excise Duty Amendment Bill and the Growth and Sustainability Amendment Bill were passed on Friday evening. Earlier, the government had …

 The Director of Strategy and Business Operations at Dalex Finance,Joe Jackson, expects the Finance Ministry to announce an increase in taxes. Due to Ghana’s precarious debt situation, Mr, Jackson said on ‘The Big Issue on Christmas TV and Citi FM that, “in this new budget, taxes have to go up”. …