Government defends new beer exercise rates; sliding scale has not been abolished
The government has dismissed claims by Acra Brewery Limited that amendments to Ghana’s beer excise duty sliding scale could unintentionally undermine local production, discourage future investment and put thousands of jobs across the beer value chain at risk. In a detailed rejoinder, it said, the sliding scale has not been abolished; but it has rather been retained in its three-band […]
The Ghanaian government has defended its recent amendments to the beer excise duty sliding scale, rejecting claims by Acra Brewery Limited that the changes could negatively impact local production and employment. The government clarified that the sliding scale has not been abolished; instead, it has retained its three-band structure with a preferential margin of 22.5 percentage points below the standard rate for producers in the top band.
The government stated that the review was prompted by concerns that the concession is being claimed at a scale not supported by local agricultural production, and that the competitiveness argument presented by Acra Brewery is not sustainable when applying the correct statutory bases. The government estimated that cumulative revenue foregone under the current structure could be around GH¢1.75 billion between 2023 and 2025, and invited Acra Brewery to submit verifiable data for review by the Finance Ministry and the Ghana Revenue Authority.
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