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  "title": "Digital VAT collection system will not add another 20% to existing charges – GRA clarifies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/digital-vat-collection-system-will-not-add-another-20-to-existing-14404599",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-10-14T08:20:38.000Z",
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  "summary": "The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, says the new digital Value Added Tax (VAT) collection system will not impose an additional 20% charge on subscriptions to platforms already collecting the tax.",
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        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "GRA assures consumers of no extra 20% VAT on existing digital subscriptions",
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        "title": "Digital VAT collection system will not add another 20% to existing charges – GRA clarifies",
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        "title": "GRA dismisses claims of additional 20% tax under new digital VAT system",
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