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Mobile Money Taxes: Knowledge, Perceptions and Politics. The Case of Ghana

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  • Abounabhan, Mary
  • Diouf, Awa
  • Santoro, Fabrizio
  • Sakyi-Nyarko, Carlos
  • Scarpini, Celeste

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This study investigates the intricate dynamics surrounding the implementation and reception of mobile money taxes, focusing on Ghana as a case study. Consumer-level mobile money taxes, particularly controversial, have sparked large-scale protests, prompting policy revisions in various countries, including Uganda, Cote d'Ivoire and Benin. Ghana’s electronic transfer levy (e-levy) not only followed this trend of public dissent, but also triggered the country’s first budgetary rejection since 1981. The particularly strong reactions, followed by two rounds of revisions, makes understanding what lies behind public perceptions especially important to inform the ongoing debate within Ghana and the region.

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  • Abounabhan, Mary & Diouf, Awa & Santoro, Fabrizio & Sakyi-Nyarko, Carlos & Scarpini, Celeste, 2024. "Mobile Money Taxes: Knowledge, Perceptions and Politics. The Case of Ghana," Working Papers 18236, Institute of Development Studies, International Centre for Tax and Development.
    • Handle: RePEc:idq:ictduk:18236
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