Ghana to Hold Talks With Labor Over Charging 15% VAT on Power

The Ministry of Finance has noted the concerns of organized labor on the implementation of value-added tax on electricity consumption by residential customers, it says in a statement on its website.

• The ministry asks energy-distribution companies to put the implementation of the tax on hold, until talks are over
• NOTE: The finance ministry ordered power-distribution companies to charge 15% VAT on residential consumers above the lifeline unit of 30 kilowatt-hours from Jan. 1
• NOTE: Organized labor threatened strike if the tax was not withdrawn

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