{
  "id": 13367975,
  "title": "Star Oil paid GH¢2.7bn in taxes, levies in nine months of 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/star-oil-paid-gh-2-7bn-in-taxes-levies-in-nine-months-of-2026",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-10T08:43:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/star-oil-paid-gh%c2%a22-7bn-in-taxes-levies-in-nine-months-of-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "MyJoyOnline Ghana reports that Star Oil, an Oil Marketing firm, paid GH¢2.7 billion in taxes and levies in the first nine months of 2026. This includes corporate income tax, withholding tax, Pay as You Earn (payee), and the Growth and Sustainability Levy. The company sold 792 million litres of petroleum products during this period, giving it a market share of 15.78%. Star Oil operates 280 pump stations across Ghana and employs 3,106 people.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Joy Business",
        "title": "Star Oil paid GH¢2.7bn in taxes, levies in nine months of 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/star-oil-paid-gh-2-7bn-in-taxes-levies-in-nine-months-of-2026-13373401",
        "published": "2026-10-10T08:43:45.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}