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Research in Brief

Mobile Money Taxes: Knowledge, Perceptions and Politics. The Case of Ghana

News
March 2024
Insights on Ghana’s e-levy: What do we know nearly two years on?

A two-day workshop opened in Accra, Ghana, on the topic ‘Taxing mobile money: Lessons and ways forward’. Research findings and recommendations have been very useful in shaping Ghana’s e-levy….

Event
28 February 2024 - 29 February 2024
Taxing mobile money: Lessons and ways forward

The workshop’s primary purpose is to explore how mobile money taxes could be designed in an effective and equitable way based on discussion centred around research and real-life experiences…

Research in Brief

Digital Tax Policy and Tax Revenue Collection in Cameroon

Working Paper

Mobile Money Taxes: Knowledge, Perceptions and Politics. The Case of Ghana

Policy Brief

A Tax Strategy for a Digital Uganda

Journal Article

Encouraging digital tax tools as a response to COVID: Evidence from Eswatini

African Tax Administration Paper

Digital Tax Policy and Tax Revenue Collection in Cameroon

News
Screenshot of home page of the digital financial services (DFS) tax map website
July 2023
ICTD launches DFS TaxMap: A comprehensive visualisation tool on taxation of digital financial services in Africa

The digital financial services (DFS) TaxMap simplifies the complex landscape of tax regulations and provides comprehensive tax information. It is a centralised platform that enables stakeholders to effortlessly navigate the intricacies of taxation and make informed decisions….

Journal Article

Increasing tax collection in African countries: The role of information technology

Ghana: A woman carries fruit on her head as she passes a mobile money stand in the Tesano neighborhood.
February 2023|
Blog

The Ghana e-levy: Can the latest rate reduction win greater public acceptance and increase revenue?

by Awa Diouf, Alex Ampaabeng, Mary Abounabhan & Hannelore Niesten

The reduced tax rate on electronic transactions is unlikely to satisfy Ghanaians given the country’s rising inflation…

Photo of man texting on mobile phone
February 2023|
Blog

Taxes on digital financial services in Africa – An unlevel playing field

by Hannelore Niesten

Taxing transactions made via digital financial services differently from those made via traditional banking services can…

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