The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has refuted claims by the former finance minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, that the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration never implemented the Betting Tax.
According to a report by myjoyonline.com, Dr Ato Forson insisted that the Betting Tax was implemented by the previous government in the second half of 2024.
“I don’t think he’s on top of that matter because my checks revealed that it was implemented in the second half of 2024. And my checks also reveal that year-to-date, the government of Ghana has collected over GH¢80 million from Betting Tax, so, I don’t know what he’s talking about. It is not a fact. The facts on the ground do not support his assertion. Clearly, the betting tax was implemented,” he stated.
Addressing the press in Parliament shortly after the finance minister presented the budget on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, Amin Adam claimed the NPP government never implemented the Betting Tax.
Dr Amin Adam said it was deceptive for the NDC government to claim to abolish a tax that was never collected although the law was passed in 2023.
“Betting Tax that they said they have abolished, we never collected Betting Tax. So, to come and tell Ghanaians that you have abolished something that you have not implemented, is to deceive the people of Ghana,” he said.
The Betting Tax, which was introduced by the previous administration, faced resistance from industry players and the public.
