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Our work in Ghana

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Research within Tax Administration: from Monitoring Revenue to Influencing Policy

July 2024
Adrienne Lees, Giulia Mascagni, Seid Yimam Mohamed, Girma Gebretsadik, Mustapha Ndajiwo

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Comparative Analysis of the Implementation of Electronic Money Transfer Levies in Ghana and Nigeria: Policies, Legal Frameworks, and Outcomes

July 2024
Hannelore Niesten, Isaac Kobina Amoako, Bala Dahiru Abdullahi

Research in Brief

The Ghana E-Levy: Impact on the Usage of Mobile Money

July 2024
Marco Carreras, Awa Diouf, Hannelore Niesten

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The Ghana E-Levy: Impact on the Usage of Mobile Money

July 2024
Marco Carreras, Awa Diouf, Hannelore Niesten

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Tax Earmarking and Political Participation: Theory and Evidence from Ghana

June 2024
Mats Ahrenshop

Research in Brief

Mobile Money Taxes: Knowledge, Perceptions and Politics. The Case of Ghana

June 2024
Mary Abounabhan, Awa Diouf, Fabrizio Santoro, Carlos Sakyi-Nyarko, Celeste Scarpini

Research in Brief

Tax Earmarking and Political Participation: Theory and Evidence from Ghana

June 2024
Mats Ahrenshop

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The Price of Simplicity: Skewed and Regressive Taxation in Accra’s Informal Sector

June 2024
Nana Akua Anyidoho, Max Gallien, Michael Rogan, Vanessa van den Boogaard
The Ghana e-levy: Can the latest rate reduction win greater public acceptance and increase revenue?
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…
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Taxes on digital financial services in Africa – An unlevel playing field
3 February 2023

Taxes on digital financial services in Africa – An unlevel playing field

Hannelore Niesten

Taxing transactions made via digital financial services differently from those made via traditional banking services can have unintended consequences In…

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Mobile money tax: Is there a gender gap?
9 January 2023

Mobile money tax: Is there a gender gap?

Hannelore Niesten, Mary Abounabhan
Gender and tax: As Africa increasingly introduces specific taxes on digital financial services (DFS) such as mobile money, do DFS…
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How should Africa’s digital payments be taxed?
24 October 2022

How should Africa’s digital payments be taxed?

Philip Mader
Africa’s governments need tax revenue to fund everything from education and social welfare to paying international debts. No wonder governments…
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New data on the e-levy in Ghana: Unpopular tax on mobile money transfers is hitting the poor hardest
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….
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Ghana’s new e-levy: The sour, sweet and switches so far
4 August 2022

Ghana’s new e-levy: The sour, sweet and switches so far

Fabrizio Santoro, Mary Abounabhan, Awa Diouf
Introduced in May 2022, Ghana’s e-levy is a 1.5 per cent tax on the transfer amount of electronic transactions. The…
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Our new resource page on tobacco taxation
3 June 2020

Our new resource page on tobacco taxation

May 31st was World No Tobacco Day. Every year, tobacco use causes more than 8 million deaths globally, and 80%…

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