A 23-year-old cashier has been sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labour by the Kaneshie District Court One after pleading guilty to stealing GH¢8,575.00 from his employer and using it for sports betting, which he eventually lost. The convict, Andy Tetteh, was employed at Bingo Bets, a betting company located at Ecomog, Adabraka, where […]
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We’ll abolish betting tax, e-levy in our first budget – Ato Forson insists
The Finance Minister-designate, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has vowed to abolish the betting tax and the E-levy in his first budget when he’s approved. Speaking before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Monday, January 13, Dr Forson argued that the current betting tax has failed to achieve its intended objectives and should be scrapped. “I […]
E-levy, emissions, betting and others are taxes Bawumia will abolish as President
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced plans to abolish the e-levy, emissions tax, and other levies as part of proposed tax reforms aimed at boosting government revenue and fostering a cashless society if he is elected President. Presenting his government’s policy statement and priorities to Ghanaians in Accra on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, […]
Tax on sports betting: Razak Kojo Opoku tackles Cassiel Ato Forson
God created everything that exists through WORDS and NUMBERS. Every knowledge acquired is through WORDS and NUMBERS. Our everyday transactions, trading and communications are based on WORDS and NUMBERS. Lotteries and sports betting deal with NUMBERS aspect of creation aimed at generating revenue for national development, and for human empowerment financially. There is absolutely nothing […]