Tag: Taxes
Telecom industry pays GHC3.6 billion taxes in 2020
Telecom industry players in Ghana paid a whopping GHC3.6 billion in taxes and remittances to government in the year 2020.Â
This comprised of taxes borne...
We need government support do more for consumers – Telecoms Chamber
Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Ing. Dr. Kenneth Edem Ashigbey is calling for greater government and regulatory support via policy interventions...
Ghanaians may soon start paying taxes for calls on WhatsApp, Zoom,...
The Ministry of Finance, Ghana Revenue Authority and Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation are keenly strategizing on ways to rake in revenue from Over-The-Top...
MTN call, data tariffs go up today
MTN Ghana says it is reviewing its call and data tariffs upwards beginning Saturday, May 1, 2021 to reflect the 1% increase in the...
48% of telcos’ revenue consumed by taxes – study shows
In 2019, almost half of revenues generated by telecom industry players, comprising of mainly telcos and telecom infrastructure companies went to government as taxes.Â
This...
#DataMustFall or #DataLeakageMustFall – Part 2
In part one of the write up on whether the challenge facing Ghanaians is that of high data cost or rampant data leakage, this...
Facebook agrees to pay France €106m in back taxes
Facebook has agreed to pay the French government €106million (US$125.08m) in back taxes to settle a dispute over revenues earned in the country.
The payment...