Our work in Ghana
20 February 2023
The Ghana e-levy: Can the latest rate reduction win greater public acceptance and increase revenue?
Awa Diouf, Alex Ampaabeng, Mary Abounabhan, Hannelore Niesten
The reduced tax rate on electronic transactions is unlikely to satisfy Ghanaians given the country’s rising inflation…
13 October 2022
New data on the e-levy in Ghana: Unpopular tax on mobile money transfers is hitting the poor hardest
Vanessa van den Boogaard, Max Gallien, Michael Rogan, Nana Akua Anyidoho
In Ghana, the “e-levy” has been linked to the current administration’s “Ghana Beyond Aid” strategy for reducing aid dependence….