{
  "id": 17752621,
  "title": "VAST Ghana calls for comprehensive excise tax reforms in 2027-2030 Budget Statement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/vast-ghana-calls-for-comprehensive-excise-tax-reforms-in-2027-2030",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T04:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/vast-ghana-calls-for-comprehensive-excise-tax-reforms-in-2027-2030-budget-statement/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development Ghana (VAST Ghana) has called on the Ministry of Finance to introduce comprehensive excise tax reforms in the 2027-2030 Budget to reduce the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/lee-calls-for-increase-of-over-8-in-defense-budget-for-opcon-transfer",
        "published": "2026-11-02T01:51:17.000Z"
      }
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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."
}