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Electronic payments have expanded the Ghanaian economy. Wikimedia Commons

Ghanaians should brace themselves: the electronic transactions tax is here to stay

by PK Senyo Nov 20, 2021Nov 19, 2021

While the justification for this new levy is to widen the tax net, since the majority of the population make a living in the informal sector, it seems a convenient means to increase government revenue. Initial response to the announcement of the levy has been one of displeasure and fears that it will affect the country’s current digitisation agenda.

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