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Ghana Unveils Sweeping VAT Overhaul as Part of IMF-Backed Fiscal Reforms

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Joshua Worlasi Amlanu

Joshua Worlasi Amlanu is a seasoned business and financial journalist with a decade of expertise.
  • Government to simplify VAT structure, scrap COVID levy, and raise registration threshold
  • Reform comes alongside $370m IMF disbursement and push to restore fiscal discipline

Accra, Ghana – Ghana has launched a comprehensive overhaul of its Value Added Tax (VAT) system aimed at easing compliance burdens, reducing business costs, and enhancing revenue mobilisation, as part of broader fiscal reforms under its $3 billion IMF programme.

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