Dr. Ayim-Darke made it clear that the AGI's foremost proposal to the Finance Ministry is a total overhaul of the VAT regime. "If you want to implement a total VAT at 21%, then we say fine, let’s ...

The President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has charged government to urgently reform the Value Added Tax (VAT) system, describing it as "the killer in the room" for local businesses.

which lists VAT as a tax on “working people”. The pledge seems to commit the government to not increasing VAT throughout the parliament, so we won’t be able to say whether it’s met this commitment in ...

The recent hike in value-added tax (VAT) and supplementary duty on nearly 100 goods and services reflects the government’s failure to negotiate effectively with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ...