Ghana: Communications Service Tax (Amendment) Act, 2020 (Act 1025) amending Communications Service Tax Act, 2008 (Act 754) was signed by President

On 27 August 2020, the President signed into law the Communications Service Tax (Amendment) Act, 2020 (Act 1025), which amends the original Communications Service Tax Act, 2008 (Act 754). This amendment reduced the tax rate from 9% to 5% on charges for the use of electronic communication services. Additionally, it maintained the provision that at least 20% of the revenue generated from the tax would be allocated to support the national youth employment programme.