{
  "id": 14904082,
  "title": "Dr Boako challenges government over new digital tax",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/dr-boako-challenges-government-over-new-digital-tax",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T05:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/dr-boako-challenges-government-over-new-digital-tax/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr Gideon Boako, has questioned the fairness and economic implications of the government’s digital VAT collection policy, arguing that it could increase costs for Ghanaians who depend on foreign online services. In a write-up on Friday, October 16, Dr Boako said the government’s insistence that the policy was […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "20% digital tax: Government hiding behind technicalities to cheat Ghanaians – Dr Boako",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/20-digital-tax-government-hiding-behind-technicalities-to-cheat",
        "published": "2026-10-16T07:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "Dr Boako challenges gov’t over digital VAT policy, questions fairness",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/dr-boako-challenges-govt-over-digital-vat-policy-questions-fairness",
        "published": "2026-10-16T07:40:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}