Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has dismissed the claim made by his immediate predecessor Dr. Amin Adam that the previous administration never collected betting tax.
Dr. Forson said this in a wide ranging interview on ChannelOne TV’s “The Point of View” while giving a breakdown on the National Budget he presented to Ghana’s Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic on Tuesday, March 11.
In his speech, Dr. Forson indicated that the 10% tax that is deducted from individual winnings witnessed under the previous administration, will be abolished by the National Democratic Congress-led government.
However, in a response to the budget presentation immediately after the presentation on the floor of Ghana’s Parliament, immediate past Finance Minister Dr. Amin Adam, refuted this claim by stating that the then New Patriotic Party-led administration never collected Betting Tax.
“We never collected betting tax, we never implemented betting tax” – Former Finance Minister, Amin Adam#CitiSports pic.twitter.com/mcyEunO3O5
— Citi Sports (@CitiSportsGHA) March 11, 2025
Speaking on ChannelOne TV, Dr. Forson refuted Dr. Amin Adam’s claim stating, “It’s not true that the betting tax was never collected. They started sometime in 2023 August, I checked this morning.”
Dr. Forson further provided clarity on the controversial Betting Tax while debunking the claims made by Dr. Adam. (Click highlighted text to read full story)
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“What we are talking about is the tax on individual winnings, that is what we are removing”
Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson clarifies the proposal to remove 10% betting tax, as laid out in the presentation of the 2025 budget#CitiSports pic.twitter.com/GYprz5zKwj
— Citi Sports (@CitiSportsGHA) March 12, 2025
