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Kadin

05/13/12 7:19 AM

#196842 RE: AbrahamS #196838

Corporate Tax in Ghana "increasing" to 35% this year...

Ghana’s 2012 national budget statement and economic policy proposes to reintroduce the following fiscal initiatives into the mining sector: increase corporate tax rate from 25% to 35%; install a windfall tax of 10%; and implement a uniform regime for capital allowance of 20% for five years.


http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2012/01/31/can-government-of-ghana-implement-proposed-mining-taxes/



They started this proposal last year...

Ghana budgets for mining tax hike

Mining MX | November 17, 2011

Ghana will seek to boost revenues from its mining industry next year by hiking taxes, according to a text of the 2012 budget delivered to parliament on Wednesday.

The corporate tax rate on miners will increase to 35% from 25% and a separate 10% tax on windfall profits will be introduced, according to the text.

Ghana: Taxes on mining companies to be hiked

Pambazuka News | November 18, 2011

Ghana will seek to boost revenues from its mining industry next year by hiking taxes, according to a text of the 2012 budget delivered to parliament.

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/development/78015



However, Mining Tax 'disease' has spread Globally...

Peter Ker
March 15, 2012.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/mining-tax-disease-has-spread-globally-20120314-1v3hn.html#ixzz1ukNJeVxm


btw...It may interest you to know the local Chief's son is an MP...

You realize what that means?