Tag: Tax Justice Coalition Ghana
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Tax Justice Coalition decries uncertainty in Ghana’s tax policies
The Tax Justice Coalition, a Civil Society Organization, has called for predictability in government’s tax policies, citing the recent reduction in the Communication Service Tax (CST) from nine (9) percent to five (5) percent as disruptive to business planning. The CST also known as “talk tax”, was first introduced in 2008 at an ad valorem…
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Tax Justice Coalition joins calls for scrapping of Agyapa Royalties deal
Calls for the suspension of the implementation of the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal have intensified as the Tax Justice Coalition has described the deal as a wrong precedent. Though the Finance Ministry seems to have addressed all related issues raised around the deal, civil society groups under the Alliance of CSOs working in Extractive, Anti-Corruption…
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Sustained commitment needed to fight illicit financial flows – Group urges
Policy analyst with the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), Dr. Steve Manteaw, has stated that Ghana’s quest to fight illicit financial flows within the extractive sector can be fast-tracked with firm commitment from the media and competent authorities within the sector. His call comes as government prepares to fully establish the Beneficial Ownership Register by…
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Remove unwarranted tax exemptions to meet revenue target – Analysts urge gov’t
Government’s efforts at achieving its 2020 domestic revenue target of GHC 65.8 Billion will come up short if stringent measures are not put in place to reduce or totally eliminate unwarranted tax exemptions this year. That’s according to some tax analysts who continue to bemoan the burdensome level of tax exemptions given to some companies…