Tag: Taxes

In the rankings of African countries with the highest corporate taxes, Ghana secures the 10th position on the continent. As indicated by a survey conducted...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has expressed his disappointment with the government for not withdrawing taxes on sanitary pads during the mid-year budget...

The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has urged the government to use the mid-year budget review to eliminate obnoxious taxes that are affecting business...

The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has urged the government to find innovative ways of increasing the efficiency of the tax...

Prior to the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy), the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, engaged in discussions with the Minister of Finance,...

In Kenya, Members of Parliament (MPs) have approved a measure to double the value-added tax (VAT) on fuel from 8% to 16%. This decision...

The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has declined the Office of the Special Prosecutor's (OSP) request for access to the Integrated Customs Management...

Newmont Africa has revealed that its Ghana operations (Ahafo South and Akyem mines) paid a total of GHS843.72 million in taxes, royalties, and levies to the Ghanaian government through the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Forestry Commission, and Ministry of Finance in the first quarter of 2023. This amount consists of corporate tax (GHS514.57 million), minerals royalties (GHS197.06 million), Pay As You Earn (GHS78.23 million), GHS42.31 million as withholding tax and...

Ghanaians may be hit with more tax measures by the government and enhanced measures to ensure collection of revenue is robust before the end...

Business leaders in the nation are urging the government to examine some of the tax revenue initiatives that were implemented in the 2023 budget...