{"id":666981,"date":"2019-07-29T13:44:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T13:44:37","guid":{"rendered":" <br><div>\n            <div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><figure><img width=\"600\" height=\"342\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ursula.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Ursula Owusu Ekuful\"\/><figcaption cla"},"modified":"2019-07-29T13:44:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T13:44:37","slug":"possible-communications-service-tax-increase-minister-reacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/29\/possible-communications-service-tax-increase-minister-reacts\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible Communications Service Tax increase; Minister reacts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ursula.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Ursula Owusu Ekuful\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minister for Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Minister for Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful is in support of any measure which will increase government revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Citing her Ministry as an example, she said there has been a review of the revenue in the communications sector, thus, she will not be surprised if the Communications Service Tax is increased.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Terkper shares thoughts on 2019 Mid-year review<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta prepares to present the Mid-year Budget Review in Parliament, many economic pundits have predicted tax increases.<\/p>\n<p>There are claims the government is likely to increase Communications Service Tax from 6% to 12%, Value Added Tax (VAT) from 17.5% to 21% in the mid-year budget review.<\/p>\n<p>This has been corroborated by a publication by a pro-government newspaper, The New Statesman newspaper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Ato Forson\u2019s prediction ahead of Mid-year Budget Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reacting to this on Adom FM\u2019s morning show, <strong>Dwaso Nsem<\/strong> programme, Monday, the Communications Minister revealed that revenue in the sector is at its all time low.<\/p>\n<p>To be able to undertake the many infrastructural projects and tackle cyber security, Mrs Owusu-Ekuful underscored the need for the citizenry to pay a little more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVoice and other revenues in the sector is going down so I won\u2019t be surprised if the tax is increased,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Stop enhancing your genitals \u2013 Marriage counsellor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On expectation on the Mid-year Budget Review, the Communications Minister is hoping money will be allocated for the Cyber Security Fund to help them fight the growing cyber fraud in the country\u2019s digital space.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Ghana | Adomonline.com| Adwoa Gyasiwaa Agyeman<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister for Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful Minister for Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful is in support of any measure which will increase government revenue. 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