{
  "id": 3696307,
  "title": "Chamber of Mines demands tax, power relief for local gold refining",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/chamber-of-mines-demands-tax-power-relief-for-local-gold-refining",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-27T07:35:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/chamber-of-mines-demands-tax-power-relief-for-local-gold-refining/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ghana Chamber of Mines is urging the government to provide tax relief and power concessions to make local gold refining more economically viable. Dr Ken Ashigbey, the Chamber's CEO, emphasized that the government should actively support local refining efforts. He highlighted that additional costs would arise from the push for local content, but the burden shouldn't solely fall on the industry. Dr Ashigbey called for government involvement in reducing taxes and levies that impact refineries and encouraged private sector refineries to invest in cost-reducing technologies. Power costs emerged as another critical issue, with the possibility of the government granting refineries preferential access to cheaper hydroelectricity and exploring solar investments. Dr Ashigbey stressed that the transition to local refining should be a collaborative effort between the government and industry to minimize processing costs and achieve Ghana's 2030 target of ending raw mineral exports.",
  "summary": "The Ghana Chamber of Mines is calling for government support to reduce the cost of refining gold locally as Ghana pushes to retain more value from its mineral resources. Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber, Dr Ken Ashigbey, says government must take an active role in making local refining commercially viable. “Government needs to put […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "We’re already subsidising gov’t – Chamber of Mines flags extra cost of Ghana’s local content push",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/were-already-subsidising-govt-chamber-of-mines-flags-extra-cost-of",
        "published": "2026-08-27T00:35:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}