{
  "id": 14391039,
  "title": "Banks to charge 20% VAT on payments for Netflix, Zoom, TikTok and others",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/banks-to-charge-20-vat-on-payments-for-netflix-zoom-tiktok-and-others",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T05:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/banks-to-charge-20-vat-on-payments-for-netflix-zoom-tiktok-and-others/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Commercial banks are preparing to apply 20 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) to payments for cross-border digital services and e-commerce transactions made with cards issued in Ghana, according to information gathered by Joy Business.",
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Banks to apply 20% VAT on cross-border digital payments with Ghana-issued cards",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/banks-to-apply-20-vat-on-cross-border-digital-payments-with-ghana",
        "published": "2026-10-14T05:23:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Banks to charge 20% VAT on payments for Netflix, Zoom, TikTok and others",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/banks-to-charge-20-vat-on-payments-for-netflix-zoom-tiktok-and-others-14401136",
        "published": "2026-10-14T08:01:48.000Z"
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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."
}