{
  "id": 767812,
  "title": "Accra Brewery calls for postponement of new excise duty increases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/accra-brewery-calls-for-postponement-of-new-excise-duty-increases-767812",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-13T12:04:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Joy Business",
    "slug": "joy-business",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/accra-brewery-calls-for-postponement-of-new-excise-duty-increases/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Accra Brewery Limited (ABL) has appealed to government to postpone the implementation of the newly approved excise duty increases on locally manufactured beer, calling for further stakeholder consultations to assess the potential impact on businesses, consumers and the wider economy. The call was made by Thatokuhle Hlongwa, Country Director of ABL, during the Association of […]",
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Accra Brewery calls for postponement of new excise duty increases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/accra-brewery-calls-for-postponement-of-new-excise-duty-increases",
        "published": "2026-08-13T12:04:23.000Z"
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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."
}