{
  "id": 14452649,
  "title": "GRA assures consumers of no extra 20% VAT on existing digital subscriptions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/gra-assures-consumers-of-no-extra-20-vat-on-existing-digital",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T11:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/general/gra-assures-consumers-of-no-extra-20-vat-on-existing-digital-subscriptions/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By: Ashiadey Dotse The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, has assured consumers that the new digital Value Added Tax (VAT) collection system will not add another 20% charge to subscriptions that already include the tax. He said the new system is designed to improve the collection of existing taxes on […]",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Digital VAT collection to cover mobile payments, not just bank cards – GRA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/digital-vat-collection-to-cover-mobile-payments-not-just-bank-cards",
        "published": "2026-10-14T09:17:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "GRA dismisses claims of additional 20% tax under new digital VAT system",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/gra-dismisses-claims-of-additional-20-tax-under-new-digital-vat-system",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:06:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "New Digital VAT Collection System Does Not Impose Additional 20% Tax – GRA clarifies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/new-digital-vat-collection-system-does-not-impose-additional-20-tax",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:50:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "GRA clarifies digital VAT system will not introduce new tax",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/gra-clarifies-digital-vat-system-will-not-introduce-new-tax",
        "published": "2026-10-14T14:04:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}