TV License reintroduced in Ghana

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Ghanaman 9 years ago

What is there on TV that you can't watch on your computer.

What is there on TV that you can't watch on your computer.
KB,London. 9 years ago

This NDC thieves will rob Ghanaians dry. The people are already suffering from excessive taxes and companies are folded up. So has NDC govt got no ideas as to how to generate new sources of revenue than keep taxing the poor p ...
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This NDC thieves will rob Ghanaians dry. The people are already suffering from excessive taxes and companies are folded up. So has NDC govt got no ideas as to how to generate new sources of revenue than keep taxing the poor people?
J J IS HUMAN, FORGIVE HIM 9 years ago

you guys are just throwing anything on the wall to see if it'll stick, what is TV in 2015?

you guys are just throwing anything on the wall to see if it'll stick, what is TV in 2015?
J J IS HUMAN, FORGIVE HIM 9 years ago

NDC is a foolish party

NDC is a foolish party
123 9 years ago

DSTV viewers already pay TV licence. GTV, TV3, nad Metro take fees from DSTV.

DSTV viewers already pay TV licence. GTV, TV3, nad Metro take fees from DSTV.
Mahmoud 9 years ago

Mr. Mahama is exactly one of the visionless African leaders that have always been accused of misplacing their priorities. Does the NDC government think, despite the massive corruption, they can borrow recklessly and spend the ...
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Mr. Mahama is exactly one of the visionless African leaders that have always been accused of misplacing their priorities. Does the NDC government think, despite the massive corruption, they can borrow recklessly and spend their way foolishly into another mandate in 2016, when the nation is over burdened with HIPC and workers wallowing in hunger and over taxed?

Governance under the NDC government is all about deceit and 'opium of the people'. They enjoy everything under the sun but ask us to wait for our basic needs in heaven. And as they ask us to tighten our belts for future betterment, they loosen theirs for immediate consumption. They didn't even respect our intelligence when they asked us to wait for a paradise in three years. The truth is that, everything they promise is a mirage and we will never find comfort under them because; they are con-men with con plans.
pkirks 9 years ago

You are talking as if you don't pay such bills in the UK.

You are talking as if you don't pay such bills in the UK.
QTP 9 years ago

Are you comparing Ghana to the UK?....smh

Are you comparing Ghana to the UK?....smh
KB,London. 9 years ago

Thanks QTP,very sad NDC is ruling Ghana. pkirks comparison is infantile. Comparing Ghana with UK? Do you know the average income per household in the UK?

Thanks QTP,very sad NDC is ruling Ghana. pkirks comparison is infantile. Comparing Ghana with UK? Do you know the average income per household in the UK?
mensa 9 years ago

they will soon tax us to breath the air

they will soon tax us to breath the air
DALADAM 9 years ago

MAHAMA AND HIS EVIL GOVT IS HITTING US FOR MONEY AGAIN YOU GHANA PEOPLE STOP SLEEPING AND TAKE TO THE STREET BY THE MILLION TO PROTEST OR EAT THE SHIT

MAHAMA AND HIS EVIL GOVT IS HITTING US FOR MONEY AGAIN YOU GHANA PEOPLE STOP SLEEPING AND TAKE TO THE STREET BY THE MILLION TO PROTEST OR EAT THE SHIT
Onyansani 9 years ago

I guess the amount accrued from this obnoxious tax will be used to support the newly created Ministry of Power. Haba, Mahama, have you thought levying a tax on serial calling? Why not consider a tax on the number of children ...
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I guess the amount accrued from this obnoxious tax will be used to support the newly created Ministry of Power. Haba, Mahama, have you thought levying a tax on serial calling? Why not consider a tax on the number of children one has? You can call it family size tax.
prince maiga 9 years ago

even niger or chaid they don't pay for tv lincnse what can of disgreace is that sheem to ghana

even niger or chaid they don't pay for tv lincnse what can of disgreace is that sheem to ghana
JB Mann 9 years ago

My friend, every devie that uses modem (modulator-demodulator) is a telecommunication device and is liable for Radio & TV licence.

In Germany, even if you have no TV, but has a radio in your car, you'll pay. If you hace an ...
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My friend, every devie that uses modem (modulator-demodulator) is a telecommunication device and is liable for Radio & TV licence.

In Germany, even if you have no TV, but has a radio in your car, you'll pay. If you hace an alarm radio, you'll pay.

Two yeras ago, they added internet-enabled computers - which every home has to the list.

In short, no single person can dodge that licence in Germany. I know some Ghana man who owes over EUR 900 and is now paying by installment.
moshie 9 years ago

ei asem beba dabi.

ei asem beba dabi.
KWAME-BELGIUM 9 years ago

NPP, and the TUC are going to work on this new law. For them, everything NDC is not good.

NPP, and the TUC are going to work on this new law. For them, everything NDC is not good.
CORNEY 9 years ago

I'm one of the founding members of NDC in one of the districts in Ghana but do you think paying a license fee for a TV make any sense,do you pay TV license fee in your Belgium?

That TV license fee was introduced by the PND ...
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I'm one of the founding members of NDC in one of the districts in Ghana but do you think paying a license fee for a TV make any sense,do you pay TV license fee in your Belgium?

That TV license fee was introduced by the PNDC government those days when we have only GBC and at that time many regions hardly watch GBC TV including those in my region and they made it clear no matter what they were not going to pay for a service they don't enjoy and I believe 99% or more never paid and now ask yourself why will people pay for a TV set after paying tax to purchase them at the time we have many TV stations and satellite companies.

Even the capitalist countries like America people who don't want cable or satellite have access to at least 10 channels for free so why should people in a poor country like Ghana pay to watch basic TV when they already paid taxes on the TV set including NHIS and other social services tax?

The most annoying part is that those making these laws will never paid but will expect the poor man to pay like how the poor man pays for all services while the ministers enjoy all those services for free.

How on earth can I pay for a set of TV when I'm already paying or paid tax on that same TV set?
They way we are behaving very soon we will start asking pedestrians to pay tax for walking on sidewalks with the argument that we spend money to construct them or people pay tax on every sex they have with their spouses.

Very sad.
pkirks 9 years ago

Corney, don't talk as if you are suffering from breathing. In ivory coast, even if you don't have tv, you pay tv license when you pay your electricity bills. Its already added and you can't complain. In south Africa, you can ...
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Corney, don't talk as if you are suffering from breathing. In ivory coast, even if you don't have tv, you pay tv license when you pay your electricity bills. Its already added and you can't complain. In south Africa, you can not buy a tv without tv license. This is to help the media who feeds you and the other media companies . We pay for tv here in china and that is from monthly to yearly. Nothing like media is free in the world.
CORNEY 9 years ago

I my comment,did you see Ivory Coast,South Africa and China?

Even if we have to compare those countries to Ghana,they have better services for their citizens than Ghana.
Next time read carefully before you make your comme ...
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I my comment,did you see Ivory Coast,South Africa and China?

Even if we have to compare those countries to Ghana,they have better services for their citizens than Ghana.
Next time read carefully before you make your comment,I wrote about capitalist countries like America,I hope you google to know where America is.
U.S man 9 years ago

Corner , please check facts before posting .U can't watch TV on any channel here without a cable .I was that at first but now not .Thanks

Corner , please check facts before posting .U can't watch TV on any channel here without a cable .I was that at first but now not .Thanks
Asempa 9 years ago

Go to Ghana and see how bad life is for people. And all this mahama NDC government does is waste and tax and more waste and more taxes. Only fools like you don't see and feel what is happening.

Go to Ghana and see how bad life is for people. And all this mahama NDC government does is waste and tax and more waste and more taxes. Only fools like you don't see and feel what is happening.
Senior Wisdom 9 years ago

Good intention but another opportunity to get people to line their pockets. Look these things never work in Ghana so please scrap it. Let TV be privatized and people buy the box and pay for the cost to those who are deliverin ...
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Good intention but another opportunity to get people to line their pockets. Look these things never work in Ghana so please scrap it. Let TV be privatized and people buy the box and pay for the cost to those who are delivering and competent at collecting their fees. Leave it to another government agency and hurray, more opportunity glorify corruption in Ghana
ABIS 9 years ago

Where is the light to watch the TV talk alone License. Ah Ghana, trying all avenues to collect money from the people.
God help us

Where is the light to watch the TV talk alone License. Ah Ghana, trying all avenues to collect money from the people.
God help us
JAMES Y 9 years ago

Is it a levy on TV sales? If it is, then it is a one-off payment when a new television is purchased from a retailer. If it is, on other hand, a TV licence, then it should be renewed yearly by paying a requisite fee as approve ...
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Is it a levy on TV sales? If it is, then it is a one-off payment when a new television is purchased from a retailer. If it is, on other hand, a TV licence, then it should be renewed yearly by paying a requisite fee as approved by Parliament. Reading from the above article it seems the fee is just a levy not a licence.
JM 9 years ago

POLITICS WITHOUT PRINCIPLES, WEALTH WITHOUT WORK AND STILL DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO ROB THE POOR GHANAIANS MORE

POLITICS WITHOUT PRINCIPLES, WEALTH WITHOUT WORK AND STILL DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO ROB THE POOR GHANAIANS MORE
Boat new york usa 9 years ago

What ever kwame of Belgium says is out of contents in this forum.if you know how people are suffering back home you would have pity them.when we are discussion something important just forget about ndc ,npp and say something ...
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What ever kwame of Belgium says is out of contents in this forum.if you know how people are suffering back home you would have pity them.when we are discussion something important just forget about ndc ,npp and say something sensible you son of the bitch .Note ghana is suffering because of people like you bush guy
Joe Turkey 9 years ago

Let the crappy GBC compete and survive or collapse. With all the thievery that has gone on - and probably still going on - who says GBC needs money from the public. Who need the GBC in the first place?

Let the crappy GBC compete and survive or collapse. With all the thievery that has gone on - and probably still going on - who says GBC needs money from the public. Who need the GBC in the first place?
Samuel Ansah,New York 9 years ago

This is long overdue. Even in developed countries like US without cable you cannot watch Television. Once you had gone to purchase TV set the next thing to call a cable company and book appointment with them. Once the appoint ...
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This is long overdue. Even in developed countries like US without cable you cannot watch Television. Once you had gone to purchase TV set the next thing to call a cable company and book appointment with them. Once the appointment was booked they will be at your apartment and hook your TV to their Cable box that enables you watch your TV and they send you monthly bills depending on the package you had chosen. It's never free anywhere therefore no politics in this TV License matter. It will generate revenue which will go along way to help the country.
CORNEY 9 years ago

Samuel Ansah New York,how ignorant can you be, which part of New York are you living and don't know that in the US you can watch at least ten channels for free without cable,did you just enter the US?
Let me tell you that ma ...
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Samuel Ansah New York,how ignorant can you be, which part of New York are you living and don't know that in the US you can watch at least ten channels for free without cable,did you just enter the US?
Let me tell you that many of your neighbors don't have cable but basic more than anywhere in the US. channels,ask and to learn more.
Frank Agyena-Karikari 9 years ago

Leave some people alone before they annoy you with their lies. Even people now watch many programs from their computers. I don't know which part of New York that guy is hanging around.

Leave some people alone before they annoy you with their lies. Even people now watch many programs from their computers. I don't know which part of New York that guy is hanging around.
CORNEY 9 years ago

Can you imagine that,Frank,in New York where a lot don't have cable?

Ignorance is a contagious disease.

Can you imagine that,Frank,in New York where a lot don't have cable?

Ignorance is a contagious disease.
Samuel Ansah,New York 9 years ago

Corney,do you really live in the States? I'm a citizen and so do all my family of five and I really want my country to move forward and I always contribute positively to issues. I don't belong to any party and therefore non-p ...
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Corney,do you really live in the States? I'm a citizen and so do all my family of five and I really want my country to move forward and I always contribute positively to issues. I don't belong to any party and therefore non-partisan contributor. Corney do you know that in the States you pay tax on set of pencil that costs 99 cents and virtually on everything except on limited amount of tax free on clothing and free on all food items? I know you watch what we call local channels which people view like it's snowing free, no doubt about that. Do you really live in the US, pay bills and do shopping. I don't think so, and judging from where you're coming from I think you're really ignorant about taxes and I want to remind that there's absolutely no service free of charge in the US and introducing taxes on TV services in Ghana is long overdue and must be supported unlike a silly person like you. You're the type who still defecate in the open. Come again, Corney
Rogue Lawyer 9 years ago

why should i pay TV license for corrupt journalims in Ghana?

why should i pay TV license for corrupt journalims in Ghana?
Kojo 9 years ago

Good idea but hmmm one man will chop this money

Good idea but hmmm one man will chop this money
hasan yakubu 9 years ago

Ohh my world, some of us in Ghana and abroad talk and contribute to this forum as if we lost our brains.. Even TV licence was paid during nkrumahs government and successive governments collected TV license. What's that go ...
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Ohh my world, some of us in Ghana and abroad talk and contribute to this forum as if we lost our brains.. Even TV licence was paid during nkrumahs government and successive governments collected TV license. What's that got to do with mahama. We can offer free tv watching as a developing country. We pay it in uk, but Ghana has to find an effective way of collecting this tax to avoid persons enriching themselves
fiction 9 years ago

infact this curse govern does nt even care abt de difficulties ghanaians are going thro due to de imcompetency dey v exhibited so far to worsen de plight of ghanaians yet dey kept on introducing more taxises everywhere I for ...
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infact this curse govern does nt even care abt de difficulties ghanaians are going thro due to de imcompetency dey v exhibited so far to worsen de plight of ghanaians yet dey kept on introducing more taxises everywhere I for one knows very wel dat northerns are poor n thinking dat bcus dis president was a northern n having cum fr a humbe begins he was cuming to make life abit better for ghanaians nt knowing dat dis idiot would becum de worse leader in ghana history no wonder northerns had bee relegated to de background for long due our imcompetency n indicisive nature dis stupid president had proven people who has dat perception right
Kofi - Houston, Texas. 9 years ago

I live in Houston, Tx. and have Tv but do not have cable as someone was saying one has to have cable. I only watch numerous local stations like channel 2, 8, 11, 13 etc. If one does not have cable, that person can watch tv ...
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I live in Houston, Tx. and have Tv but do not have cable as someone was saying one has to have cable. I only watch numerous local stations like channel 2, 8, 11, 13 etc. If one does not have cable, that person can watch tv thst id non csble.
Michael K. Tettevi 9 years ago

When we pay tv licence fees all receptions must be clear and sound.

When we pay tv licence fees all receptions must be clear and sound.
123 9 years ago

Buy digital tv

Buy digital tv
benbelo 9 years ago

you live in ghana and you claim you are living american life. you want fredom of this and fredom of that forgeting that capitalism and democracy comes with a lot of sacrifice. you guys want everything for free. come to north ...
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you live in ghana and you claim you are living american life. you want fredom of this and fredom of that forgeting that capitalism and democracy comes with a lot of sacrifice. you guys want everything for free. come to north america and see what we go through. we pay for everything here. almost everything here is privitzed,the government owns nothing that taxing people.
stupid people driving the most expensive 4x4 and cars yet they are waiting for the govenment to build thier roads for them. wants the government to come and clean thier gutters for them. wake up my people and stop crying like loossers
ghana boy 9 years ago

useless government useless polices

useless government useless polices
King, Uk 9 years ago

The payment is not the headaches of Ghanaian but how the fees will be utilized. Is like sending your child to school and he ending up to be a thief, drunkard and arm robber.... Let's pay it to the NDC political robberies.... ...
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The payment is not the headaches of Ghanaian but how the fees will be utilized. Is like sending your child to school and he ending up to be a thief, drunkard and arm robber.... Let's pay it to the NDC political robberies.... Thief of thieves????????????????????????????
Yaw 9 years ago

Proper accounts please

Proper accounts please
Concern 9 years ago

It not work...wait and see

It not work...wait and see
okess 9 years ago

backward and intiquated.

backward and intiquated.
nii 9 years ago

Ghanaians do not mind paying, but the chop chop is too much and no doubt some people will get rich out of this.Dear mother Ghana,my heart bleeds for you.people get worried when a new policy is introduced due to the rampant co ...
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Ghanaians do not mind paying, but the chop chop is too much and no doubt some people will get rich out of this.Dear mother Ghana,my heart bleeds for you.people get worried when a new policy is introduced due to the rampant corruption.
Elikem 9 years ago

we cant even get proper reception and all they know is to tax us. first of all fix the reception problem!! Also pple should stop comparing ghana to the USA.

we cant even get proper reception and all they know is to tax us. first of all fix the reception problem!! Also pple should stop comparing ghana to the USA.
Kofi Wayo Teye BaakaJnr 9 years ago

My tele is a mobile one. Come and tell me how to pay license. Think of better ways to maganage funds. Foolish

My tele is a mobile one. Come and tell me how to pay license. Think of better ways to maganage funds. Foolish
JB Mann 9 years ago

What is GHC 2 ( about EUR 0.5 or 50 Euro Cent) for a life-long TV licence? It is the stupidiest law I have ever heard of!

In Germany, we pay exactly EUR 17.98 per month, making about EUR 216 (about GHC 496 ) per annum an ...
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What is GHC 2 ( about EUR 0.5 or 50 Euro Cent) for a life-long TV licence? It is the stupidiest law I have ever heard of!

In Germany, we pay exactly EUR 17.98 per month, making about EUR 216 (about GHC 496 ) per annum and that amount increases every year.
agyeman 9 years ago

I think Ghana has run out of thinkers. In this modern age of IT you want to collect TV license when Television transmission can be viewed on mobile phone. Antiquated thinkers how can Ghana grow. Instead of cutting Mahama's ma ...
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I think Ghana has run out of thinkers. In this modern age of IT you want to collect TV license when Television transmission can be viewed on mobile phone. Antiquated thinkers how can Ghana grow. Instead of cutting Mahama's malicious evil expenditures look at the non-e-ce someone is suggesting. No wonder we are where we are.
Ayaba karim 9 years ago

Another platform has been created for another group of people to embasel public funds. This people call politicians will always creat means of taking money from the poor to live luxirios lives. God is watching.

Another platform has been created for another group of people to embasel public funds. This people call politicians will always creat means of taking money from the poor to live luxirios lives. God is watching.

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