Ghana’s MSMEs: Burdened by regulation and overtaxed; why the system isn’t working
Ghana’s MSMEs face a profound policy paradox: while tax reforms at the national level have been unprecedented in ambition, the fragmented and opaque regulatory enforcement at the municipal level constitutes a “hidden tax” far more lethal than nominal tax rates. Whatever relief the reforms offer is consumed by compliance costs long before it reaches the […]
Ghana’s small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are grappling with an alarming paradox. While the country has undertaken ambitious tax reforms, the fragmented and opaque regulatory enforcement at the municipal level is causing far greater harm than the nominal tax rates themselves. Despite the apparent relief from recent reforms, MSMEs are burdened by compliance costs that effectively negate the benefits before they can reach the businesses that need them most.
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