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Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has dismissed claims by former Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, that the previous government did not implement a betting tax.
The Member of Parliament for the Karaga Constituency, reacting to Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson’s presentation of the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy where he announced the abolition of several taxes, including the Betting Tax and E-Levy, stated that the NPP government, led by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, never implemented the controversial betting tax
“Betting tax that they said they have abolished, we never collected Betting Tax. So to come and tell Ghanaians that you have abolished something that you have not implemented, is to deceive the people of Ghana.” He said.
However, Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday, March 11, after presenting the 2025 Budget Statement to Parliament, which was keenly monitored by Elvisanokyenews.com, the Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, disclosed that the betting tax was indeed implemented in the second half of 2024, and the government of Ghana has, to date, collected over GHS80 million in revenue from the levy.
“I don’t think he’s on top of that matter because my checks revealed that it was implemented in the second half of 2024. And my check also revealed that year to date, the government of Ghana has collected over GHS80 million from betting tax. So I don’t know what he’s talking about. It is not a fact. The fact on the ground does not support his assertion, and clearly, the betting tax was implemented,” He stated.
Source: Elvisanokyenews.com
