{"id":107492,"date":"2023-10-06T12:04:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T12:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/06\/gra-generates-gh%c2%a215m-from-betting-tax-targets-gh%c2%a260m-by-end-of-football-season\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T12:04:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T12:04:14","slug":"gra-generates-gh%c2%a215m-from-betting-tax-targets-gh%c2%a260m-by-end-of-football-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/06\/gra-generates-gh%c2%a215m-from-betting-tax-targets-gh%c2%a260m-by-end-of-football-season\/","title":{"rendered":"GRA generates GH\u00a215m from betting tax, targets GH\u00a260m by end of football season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Domestic Tax Revenue Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority says it has generated GH\u00a215 million from the recently implemented bet tax within a month.<\/p>\n<p>The tax collector is optimistic that this amount will reach GH\u00a260 million before the football season ends.<\/p>\n<p>Edward Gyambra, the Commissioner in charge of DTRD, expressed confidence that the Authority will surpass its revenue targets by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have two streams of taxes: the gross revenue tax and the withholding tax,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the first month of implementation, we averaged GH\u00a220 million for the GGR. 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