{"id":307818,"date":"2025-03-11T20:39:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T20:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/03\/11\/betting-tax-was-never-enforced-fmr-finance-minister\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T20:39:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T20:39:36","slug":"betting-tax-was-never-enforced-fmr-finance-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/03\/11\/betting-tax-was-never-enforced-fmr-finance-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Betting tax was never enforced \u2013 Fmr Finance Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam has noted that the Akufo-Addo administration never enforced the controversial betting tax.<br \/>\nHe maintained that while the tax was introduced, it was never implemented under his leadership.<br \/>\nHis response comes after Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, in presenting the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, announced the removal of multiple taxes, including the Betting Tax and E-Levy.<br \/>\nSpeaking at a Minority press conference, Dr. Amin Adam criticized the claim,<\/p>\n<p><button><span>See More<!-- --> <\/span><span>\u276f<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam has noted that the Akufo-Addo administration never enforced the controversial betting tax. 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