Increase betting tax from 10% to 50% - Mahama told

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  • Alkabulan 1 year ago

    They started their nonsense again, do this and that foolishness. No one should be aloud to interfere JM seconds coming . They only want his downfall and nothing more.

  • Kweku Tsin 1 year ago

    ALLOWED=permit.......... ALOUD=raising voice.

  • YSL 1 year ago

    If betting is illegal then it should be abolished with every youth who partakes arrested, but if it's not ajd it is legal, then those calling for the increase of its tax, are just very stupid, it is permissible by law for the ...
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  • Vornyovie 1 year ago

    JM should be facing a dilemma now! Scrapping taxes only reduces money available to government meanwhile JM, has promised a lot of freebies, where is he going to get the funding?

  • Adanshare 1 year ago

    Where was Bawumia going to get the funding from? Did he not also say he will cancel e-levy and betting tax?

  • Duncan 1 year ago

    Bawumia did not get the chance to implement anything that he wanted. Mahama is the man on the block

  • Rita Ansah 1 year ago

    Ask Akufo Addo

  • Ernest 1 year ago

    That should not be your problem.
    Betting tax will go

    Do you know howuch money was available to NPP? Which they wasted on unnecessary things .. and the rest vanished into thin air?

    Those monies will be well used

  • Sizz 1 year ago

    How many ministers did Akuffo Addo appoint ? And How many ministers is JM promising to appoint ? I sometimes find it strange when I hear people like you saying these things ,a good Father will always reduce his expenditure to ...
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  • Know 1 year ago

    You kweku tsin if you are losing nobody is giving as any percentage Way you are saying that theme should do it 50%are you a fool or what do you think that you are the one who is taking care of as if you don't stop your foolis ...
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  • NPP has started again 1 year ago

    Using psuedo institutes, they want to frustrate Mahama again. This time it will not work

  • APEX AG.... 1 year ago

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  • New order 1 year ago

    Dey there a saw a post of zongo boys vowing to beat the shit out of you . CANADA JOB IS A SCAMMER

  • Bobby Stones 1 year ago

    Poison chalice suggestion, those who dig pits for others shall fall into it.

  • MoonGod 1 year ago

    a very stupid sdvice

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 1 year ago

    Increase betting tax arbitrarily and people will bet secretly and pay no taxes. Where in the World is betting taxes 50%? If he makes the mistake and increases it, you are the very people who shall criticize him.

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    Whatever does not cost ýou something, will never deliver value to you. Pray but ACT. Don't let the Christmas merriment distract you this season - DON'T PLAY! Wise people use this season to prepare for the new year. Take adva ...
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  • @Godisking 1 year ago

    Gbemela!!! You want NDC to go back to opposition in 2028. Silly advice.

  • So because of power you want to destroy the youths life ? 1 year ago

    NDC is indeed an evil party..

  • Anasco 1 year ago

    He should go and win his election and whatever he wants nonsense

  • Captain planet 1 year ago

    Betting tax should be increased or betting should banned completely. Young men allover Ghana have now become very lazy and irresponsible due to betting. It's now a social cancer and will cause hidden problems in the near futu ...
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  • Kote kese3 1 year ago

    Your stupid dad was busy doing lotto . With the hopes of winning to elevate your family from poverty. Aboa ba. If you’re privileged to something’s, don’t say someone’s lazy. Kwasia b ba

  • the truth hurts those clueless ones- Omanbapa 1 year ago

    ur useless father made them lazy, kwasiato, if the government created jobs and created enabling evironment u think the youth wont work??? wo maame tw3 smelly

  • Atiefo 1 year ago

    Grain gyimii no kwasia!!! Mahama first came President did he created Job for youth?
    Be wise....aboa

  • Cancel the Free SHS 1 year ago

    Please cancel the free SHS. We will pay the school fees ourselves. Thanks. We have money saved for the 8 years of Akuffo Addo.

  • CORNEY 1 year ago

    Another idiot, Mahama promised to remove the tax and you idiot got up to say he should increase it to 50%, are you out of your mind or you’re mad?

  • Ato 1 year ago

    Who allows betting companies to advertise and operate with license? Betting tax is a form of stealing and only fools will deny it.

  • D.K 1 year ago

    Useless idea. Come and create jobs and employ the youths. People have won bets and have used it for better things. Stupid institution with mad people.
    Gbemela oooo soorrrrr

  • Agyemang 1 year ago

    The one who said this has an agenda. God will punish him.

  • God says we shouldn’t gamble so which God go punish him ? 1 year ago

    The man is a real man speaking the truth of God. Gambling is stated in the Bible that Christians shouldn’t do. And you as usual NDC shallow minded idiot says God will punish him.

  • Saly 1 year ago

    This STUPID IDEA is not accepted JDM it's a trap to destroy your legacy

  • Ghanawatch. 1 year ago

    Betting tax is double taxation and it is illegal. I use my wages i have paid tax on to bet and when i win you expect me to pay tax on my winnings. The government should make betting illegal for those below 21 years of age and ...
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  • The Black Star Brigade 1 year ago

    We only need to ban betting and some kind of gambling and allow only national lottery to work simple. We need to protect ourself from what the world is giving us to consume.

  • Very idiotic advice 1 year ago

    Did he think this through before giving it?

  • KB 1 year ago

    Why don't you rather campaign for the banning of betting companies in Ghana rather than advocating for a "sin" tax on betting.

  • the truth hurts those clueless ones- Omanbapa 1 year ago

    these id!ots dont want you to suceed, why didnt they push the guy lready checked out ruling ghana to do so??? increase it say goodbye to your next candidate, cheddar will even get more votes than your ndc if you listen to the ...
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  • Bull dog 1 year ago

    You see , 2028 await you all

  • Tsotsoo 1 year ago

    This will discourage students at the tertiary using their school fees for betting. Increase the tax on betting. Thank you.

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  • Joojo 1 year ago

    He didn't make a promise to Ghanaians to turn around and break those promises. If the youth have jobs and they are working, not many will be engaging in the bets. Some should fulfill the promise and look for ways and means to ...
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  • Charles 1 year ago

    JM you promised to cancel betting tax go ahead a remove I believe that you are an honourable man not like the other one that was the very reason why we voted for you kindly keep 2 ur promise.we are watching you attentively.

  • Kapongerman 1 year ago

    Useless and stupid write up, when youth have prayed for God to remove the useless government, u r there putting fire. He'll not listen to ur nonsense.

  • Jr 1 year ago

    Bunch of fools

  • Jr 1 year ago

    Bunch of fools.

  • which fool be this 1 year ago

    Wabodamm womaame twe

  • Ghanaba kwaku 1 year ago

    Any government who will encourage betting is a disaster. No future for the youth. Betting is like cocain, very addictive and destructive. I know what I'm saying.

  • Kobie 1 year ago

    Dabre Mo yare? Is it robbery tax? He is going to cancel ❌ in 120 days, COVID 19 tax and e-levy all gone in 120 days.

  • Ghanaba kwaku 1 year ago

    I'm into betting, but let me tell you betting is a complete scam. If we don't discourage our youth, I do t know what will happen in the near future. Betting makes one lazy. Cheap money. It's similar to fraud. I swear

  • PITO 1 year ago

    Then ban betting companies in Ghana, but throat is stupid. Do not take the earnings of the youth from it as a government!

  • NDC came to destroy the foolish youths life 1 year ago

    Bruh NDC just came to destroy the youths life. Because of Mahama I will even stop betting because that man is evil and anything evil he supports.

  • Flint 1 year ago

    Better tell him to abolish it.

  • Yaw opoku 1 year ago

    Foolish guys .. why did you wait till now ???

    Nation wreckers !

    Mahama is not stupid to listen to this nonsense!

  • ISSAH Mohammed Ikilil.(Ibn-Trawaray) 1 year ago

    The betting tax should be scrapped completely. This is not to encourage laziness. A lazy person is a lazy person. The tax rather put burden on young people to derive survival out of games. As a Muslim I feel betting should no ...
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  • Opoku 1 year ago

    Mahama will never increase it but will rather cancel it totally. Do you think Mahama is a fool

  • Yaa 1 year ago

    I AM HAPPY that someone has spoken up for this point of view. The way our youth have taken to betting as if it is a normal job is FRIGHTENING.

  • LEO 1 year ago

    Is this guy ok? These are the people who right from the word go, want Mahama to fail but they won't succeed.

  • Stupid man 1 year ago

    Then find jobs for the youth

  • Dan 1 year ago

    Saboteurs, the man said he will be cancelling it and you are saying he should rather increase it, what kind of stupidity is this

  • TRUTH 1 year ago

    ASK NANA ADDO TO ACCOUNT FOR THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM BETTING TAX FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS BEFORE TELLING JDM TO INCREASE IT. ALL THE TAXES COLLECTED DOWN THE YEARS HAS NOT BENEFITED THE COUNTRY AND KEEP BORROWING

  • Jesus Saves 1 year ago

    He needs to get them something doing first before the tax can be increased. At the moment no jobs .

  • CHIMPANZEE ADDO 1 year ago

    CRIMINALS IN CASOCKS...WHY DIDNT YOU GIVE THIS ADVISE TO THE CHIMPANZEE PRESIDENT..

  • PITO 1 year ago

    Beware of bad counsel - Bible. So many haters of Mahama’s administration pretending to love him and giving him Bad counsel to ultimately fail. Governments in advanced countries protect the people from gambling by focusing o ...
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  • FunnyGhana 1 year ago

    Where from this institute. Now people who were silent for last 8 years will suddenly have a voice. They should be quiet and let the NDC press through what they promised. The people have given the NDC a massive mandate to Rese ...
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  • Atopa tw3 1 year ago

    Mahama will be castrated soon.

  • Asare Invisible 1 year ago

    Why don't they advise him to cancell or collapse the betting industry here in Ghana outright? Nkwasea institution sei.

  • Cuchara. 1 year ago

    That’s a stupid and diabolical advice. Why didn’t you give the about to leave office this advice since it’s been introduced? Enemies of progress and democracy.
    Sorry your advice is ill-timed, unnecessary and malicious ...
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  • Kay 1 year ago

    This is the most stupid suggestion anyone has given in 2024!!!

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  • Kofi 1 year ago

    Ghanaweb your mother ok.
    Npp members yur mother .
    Yu we are fools .

  • Bonkers 1 year ago

    Please Mr. President increase the taxes of the bet companies rather, not the customers. Let the companies pay 5 times the tax they're paying now. They are chopping people money

  • Asantehene 1 year ago

    If that is your concern then betting should rather be banned in ghana

  • Obempe Mensah 1 year ago

    You guys think Mahama is like Akufu Addo you can manipulate wait when you win your own presidency then you increase it to 50% you are not serious you have business and jobs so betting will be nuisance to you.

  • Kwasi Safo 1 year ago

    nkwasiasem if betting affects the youth why dont u make it illegal for the youth

  • Elorm Wilberforce 1 year ago

    How can the in coming government promise to. abolish the tax only to think of increasing it while it has not even taken over yet. Advising the government to increase the tax is like trying to make it unpopular as it is asking ...
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  • Ato 1 year ago

    They should also tax lottery in ghana 50% when you won because it also a gamble.

  • Napoleon 1 year ago

    I don't think Is the institutions that voted for mahama
    Is the youth.
    So please do what they want for them simple.

  • Ghanaba 1 year ago

    Kwasiafoc. Betting is the only avenue now for the youth to make life. Those calling for the increment are those who want JM downfall. Enemies in disguise

  • Emmanuel 1 year ago

    President elect please understand that betting is done every where along the globe and those saying you should increase the betting tax from 10% to 50% are the same people that will celebrate the fall of your government.The y ...
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  • Elorm Wilberforce 1 year ago

    This is a misleading and anti NDC piece of advise as it contradicts the party's campaign promise.

  • Ags 1 year ago

    Idiot win your election and implement ur policies.

  • Yes 1 year ago

    Mahama should be careful not to let these crooks deceive him because they want to create a way for the NPP to come back. Create jobs for the youth first to justify increasing bet text to 50%.

  • Yes 1 year ago

    They are Christians. They should go to their churches and let pastors preach to the youth to stop betting if it is not good, but the president does not create jobs for the youth and can tax them. Nonsense!

  • Deladem 1 year ago

    The level of inner confusion among Npp members and their so called institute is extremely high.
    Now that want to dictate the pace for the resetting of the nation they have destroyed through embezzlement cronyism nepotism loo ...
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  • Mark 1 year ago

    JM this JM that! That is Ghanaians for you, talk talk

  • Jael 1 year ago

    These people really hate mahama. What an advise

  • Adebayo 1 year ago

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  • Adanshare 1 year ago

    Nkwaseasem. Emfa! You think NDC are fools. Wait and when your party wins power, you tell them to do so.

  • Hmmmm. 1 year ago

    Why did the previous government allow the betting companies to operate in this country in the first place? Is the government not aware of the negative effect of gambling on our youth. Why didn't he advise the previous governm ...
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  • Fii 1 year ago

    Any increase in taxes from any angle will be the end of not only you but NDC. This guys have messed up the country soo much that they need you to slip up somewhere then they can justify their wicked, money grabbing ,family an ...
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  • Becky 1 year ago

    I think that the institute should also investigate the reasons why the youth are into betting activities. I believe that if systems are really working and in place, the youth wouldn't indulge in such activities. Thank you.

  • Johnny Snow 1 year ago

    If President Mahama wants to increase the arm robbery rate in the country, he should heed to this useless advice. Betting has helped the youth in this country. The complaints of unemployment has reduced due to betting. Increa ...
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  • Kk 1 year ago

    Fake

  • John 1 year ago

    What decent jobs are available to community members and they are not doing those jobs? You appear to surely make Mahama unpopular having known very well his intention to abolish same tax

  • Ernest 1 year ago

    In this 2025 we are going to enter, find a nice way of captioning your news in order to stop sending wrong signal

    And to those so called group suggesting this nonsense should go and sleep
    Why didn't they suggested this to ...
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  • Gideon Amissah 1 year ago

    My leadership are not wise enough because looking at factories that Nkrouma made it u people,a ondo it and sales some okay we day, why are u people chasing what is not belong to you betting is not among off Ghana property..
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  • Ike 1 year ago

    Why increase betting tax in Ghana? One of the ways of creating jobs for the youth by JDM is to bring youth in betting. So please let encourage JDM to remove the betting tax so that more people will bet on sports.

  • DERY 1 year ago

    @GhanaWeb TIOCS is mad for saying this trash .. Jehovah fire their goddamn ass in that so called institute.

  • Ghetto boy 1 year ago

    This stupid people are part of NPP down fall and they want mahama to fall too. Malafuckers!!

  • Emma 1 year ago

    Sure, I support.

  • Teye 1 year ago

    They should tell him to cancel all lottery in Ghana, what sort of nonsense is that?

  • Policies to retained Profit in the Country 1 year ago

    I will suggest rather the incoming Government should institute legal instrument to compel Betting Agencies operating in the country to retained about 70% their profit in the country, same for all multinational agencies opera ...
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  • Rockman 1 year ago

    This is loose talk, some of u because u have decent mean of surviving through the efforts of your parents, u thought it is the same with everyone. I pray u will one day become a president so that u can do so

  • Ahmed 1 year ago

    With his parliamentarians he can do that Ghanaians gives him the mandate

  • COLE 1 year ago

    Ghana web and co ,you have started it again .but this time it wont work for you.

  • TOILE 1 year ago

    You'll be marked boot to boot with your lies and propaganda, you have started the political witch hunt so early but you'll fail this time .

  • Paulcardo 1 year ago

    I want to ask Mr. Eric Aidoo the number of works he has created for the youth in his community.

  • Saint Frank 1 year ago

    Mr Mahama please becareful of this people' they just want your incoming government to fail, remember the promises you made to the youth about abolishing the Betting tax. This are one of your enemies hiding behind economy

  • Dan 1 year ago

    Evil man

  • Kofi 1 year ago

    Great advice.

  • Lord Guzar 1 year ago

    It's sad how these so called institutions all of a sudden care for the youths. If you want to stop the youths from betting, why not advice the president to close down all the betting companies instead. Upon knowing how diffi ...
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  • De 1 year ago

    This people doesn't have any better thing to say

  • Andy Best 1 year ago

    The mumu people always got mouth to speak when the people is in power. The should better live JM to govern in peace.

  • Opabene 1 year ago

    Any one involved in this statement then prepare for armed robbing. Mfk...

  • Edmund 1 year ago

    Don't do anything that will affect the party

  • Kwadwo tawiah 1 year ago

    Government should tax betting and church 5% each

  • Dannywise 1 year ago

    They have started their misinformation. Stop informing the general public

  • Dzavaï Djékéyé Lazare 1 year ago

    According to me this is a good thing. Because our economy is going to the pocket of foreigners normal as a good country we shouldn't aloud promoting gambling more than jobs but I am shocked by the ghanian televisions and ra ...
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  • Joseph Dzisam 1 year ago

    The one saying this is not serious at all it seems he did not go to school what about lotto me and my money are you the one to show me how to use it go to helllll

  • Dennis 1 year ago

    Increase betting tax is not necessary.
    You employ me and you pay me 1000GH a month how can I survive.
    Create jobs and pay well as economy is .........

  • Mr. Skin 1 year ago

    The lack of jobs and the continues increase in the cost of living which is a leading factor all our problems is not something they talk of. Women are selling their bodies to the highest bider that one is does not alarm them

  • Shai 1 year ago

    Please brothers and sisters, let us be very careful about gambling. Is gambling a profession? I am surprised that we are even in this conversation at the national level. Gambling is an addiction and we should be very careful ...
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  • Matt 1 year ago

    GhanaWeb! why the false information ? We won't take you guys serious again

  • Peacegod 1 year ago

    What concern you if we the youth want to waste our money on betting? You yourself how many youth have you helped in your lifetime? When you get the platform instead of saying something to progress the nation; look at what you ...
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  • Peter 1 year ago

    The person saying this is an enemy to President elect and the people of Ghana

  • Akoto Christopher. 1 year ago

    We must be serious in this country for once. When was tge last this so group bothere to ask aboout what 10% has been used for do far?

    Please Mahama will disappoint you wai, because he will scrape it

  • Abena 1 year ago

    Who is this one too.

  • RuNT 1 year ago

    This is clearly a fake news, allow the man to do his work and stop spreading fake news.

  • NDC 1 year ago

    Ghanaians don’t vote because of Ghana however they vote because of NPP is for Asante. Now 10% that you are crying for has increased to 50%. Good

  • Ishmael 1 year ago

    I like president Mahama

  • Austin 1 year ago

    You're only giving the bad effect of the betting to public...you didn't know that preciously when the betting was not taxed, the odds and winning rate was high putting little amount of money on it you win big and u can share ...
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  • Murungu 1 year ago

    Is mahama the President now?
    Ghanaweb at it again.

  • The democrats party only came to destroy the youth 1 year ago

    The foolish youths life would be destroyed in 20 years time because ghanain morons appointed this evil deceiver to lead them again. Mahama destroyed the youths mind with okada turning most of them drug addicts and killing mor ...
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  • Gee 1 year ago

    You people has started your foolishness again
    You are one the throwing dust to Ghanaians eyes with fake news

  • LIWANJAL 1 year ago

    JDM will never increased betting tax to 50%. You can do it yourself

  • Joe Gyamfi, Sunyani. 1 year ago

    JM knows what to do. I support the scrapping of those stupid taxes: COVID levy, emission levy, e levy and betting tax.
    On betting tax when you are sure of employment for the youth then you increase the levy to discourage it. ...
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  • The King 1 year ago

    They should well know that the youth of this country didn't vote for them. They voted for Mahama based on his promises.
    They should PARK OFF. We don't want any confusion

  • Le Gorill 1 year ago

    Mahama you have promised to make financial life(living)easy,so stick to your speech, do not be decieved, let not the youth hate you ! They earn their living by betting, make betting easier for everyone, replace this wicked m ...
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  • NPP HAS FAILED 1 year ago

    NPP and it's cohalt has failed to throw dust in the face of The Good Governance that is coming and of President Mahama, They should continue polluting the environment with vain suggestions and they will remain opposition till ...
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  • Felix 1 year ago

    Mo ni twasidi tw3m, mboa

  • Kay 1 year ago

    This is one thing that I hate about Ghana sanctimonious hypocrisy. Who are these groups did they know about this when old government increase or slammed tax on betting. A bunch of unreasonable people who think school is all a ...
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