DOSSIER: Communication Service Tax (CST)

Matters arising after the implementation of the 9% increment in talk tax

• MTN Ghana modifies tariffs in accordance with CST adjustments (2020-09-21)
• CST: Why reduce it now when you didn't heed our warning? – STRANEK Africa to govt (2020-09-16)
• 5% Communications Service Tax reduction takes effect today (2020-09-15)
• Government announces reduction in CST (2020-08-23)
• Telecoms Chamber wants 'Talk Tax' scrapped (2020-08-13)
• AirtelTigo unveils exciting offer with free morning calls for six months (2020-08-05)
• You introduced CST yet you keep pretending - Minority to govt (2020-07-24)
• Attempts to cut MTN’s ‘monopoly absurd’ – Franklin Cudjoe (2020-06-09)
• Calling for suspension of CST during coronavirus pandemic risky – Ursula Owusu (2020-04-27)
• Coronavirus: Scrap CST to aid online studies - Child Online Africa (2020-03-26)
• 2020 is the year of the customer - Surfline Communications (2020-01-29)
• MoC doctors gazetted document to restrict free-to-air TV - GIBA alleges (2020-01-08)
• Ghanaians to enjoy free mobile roaming services in ECOWAS countries – Ursula (2019-12-27)
• I’ll abolish Communication Service Tax if elected to power – Mahama (2019-12-24)
• I have won my case against NIA – Ahadzie (2019-12-19)
• Calls for tax on mobile money transaction fees untenable - Eli Hini (2019-12-18)
• Withdraw 100% increase in BOST margin or face us in court - Minority to govt (2019-12-16)
• Telcos dodging taxes or Communications Ministry doing propaganda? (2019-12-16)
• Telcos hid GHC300 million in taxes prior to Kelni GVG – Minister (2019-12-13)
• October to remember for taxes; CST technology killer – Sam George (2019-12-12)
• Meet the American astronaut who schooled at University of Ghana (2019-12-12)
• Withdraw CST tax and non-expiring data now; it’s expensive – NDC demands (2019-12-12)
• MTN unhappy with NCA directive (2019-12-09)
• MTN slapped with over GH¢100K fine (2019-12-05)
• Compensate customers affected by data bundle challenges – NCA orders MTN (2019-12-04)
• Parliament’s Communications Committee to meet telcos over data costs (2019-12-04)
• Blaming telecom operators for cost of data is wrong – MTN South Africa (2019-12-03)
• 5G internet not coming to Ghana anytime soon – Telecoms Chamber (2019-11-29)
• Upfront charge of CST ends, new cost of data to be announced – Ashigbey (2019-11-28)
• Telcos stop 9% CST upfront deduction (2019-11-26)
• Upfront deduction of 9% CST stops November 26 – Ken Ashigbey (2019-11-22)
• Casely-Hayford lambastes Ursula for seeking to tax mobile money operators (2019-11-18)
• Customers reimbursed for CST deductions (2019-11-16)
• Ursula wants profits on ‘momo’ transactions taxed (2019-11-14)
• We must tax telcos’ GHS71m a month for MoMo profit – Ursula (2019-11-14)
• Common platform project saves Ghana $1.1m monthly – Ursula (2019-11-14)
• Communications Minister wants profits from ‘momo’ transactions taxed (2019-11-14)
• Communications Ministry sued over 'Talk tax' (2019-11-06)
• No more upfront CST deduction – Telecoms Chamber (2019-10-31)
• Communications Minister sued for ordering telcos to cease upfront CST deductions (2019-10-31)
• Telcos agree to stop upfront CST deductions (2019-10-30)
• Focus on producing graduates who drive entrepreneurship - panelists at 2019 Ghana Business Summit (2019-10-28)
• Government and the telecom companies go to war over CST (2019-10-28)
• We know your ‘sexuality’, many ‘other’ things - Kevin Taylor takes Ursula to the cleaners (2019-10-26)
• Brothel saga: Ursula lectures Ato Forson on idiomatic expressions (2019-10-25)
• I refuse to join you in your brothel - Ato Forson to Ursula (2019-10-24)
• Don’t judge women by their ability to be outspoken – Ursula Owusu (2019-10-24)
• Brothel advice: Ato Forson claps back with bible verse (2019-10-24)
• Telcos wrong to deduct CST upfront - Former dep. Communications Minister writes (2019-10-24)
• Brothel comment: You can’t misbehave with Ghana’s Coat of Arms – Haruna Atta to Ursula (2019-10-24)
• Telcos to compensate subscribers over upfront deductions – Minister (2019-10-24)
• I see nothing abusive about my letter to Ato Forson – Ursula Owusu (2019-10-24)
• Stop writing letters to me – Ursula to Ato Forson (2019-10-24)
• Brothel saga: Ursula lectures Ato Forson on idiomatic expressions (2019-10-24)
• I refuse to join your brothel - Ato Forson throws Bible verse at Ursula (2019-10-23)
• I refuse to join your brothel - Ato Forson throws Bible verse at Ursula (2019-10-23)
• ‘Loose talking Ursula Owusu must apologise to suffering Ghanaians’ – Theresa Awuni (2019-10-23)
• Ursula never called gov't critics witches; she said blind propagandists – Communications Ministry (2019-10-23)
• You can’t teach me how to do my work – Ursula blasts Ato Forson (2019-10-22)
• CST: ‘I won’t take moral lessons from a brothel’ – Ursula to Ato Forson (2019-10-22)
• CST: How dare you – Ursula punches Ato Forson (2019-10-22)
• 'If I want lessons in good morals, I certainly will not go to a brothel for it' - Ursula to Ato Forson (2019-10-22)
• Minister defends directive to stop upfront deduction of CST (2019-10-22)
• Only witches are complaining under NPP government - Ursula (2019-10-21)
• Cybercrime: Electoral system will be void of hackers in 2020 polls – Ursula-Owusu (2019-10-21)
• Controversy surrounding CST needless – Andrew Mercer (2019-10-21)
• Government not using CST to finance cybersecurity for banks, Telcos - Cybersecurity Advisor (2019-10-21)
• CST saga: If you don’t want to be unpopular, don’t tax people - Kofi Bentil tells government (2019-10-20)
• Learn from protests in Lebanon – Dumelo cautions govt on Communication Service Tax (2019-10-20)
• Banks more vulnerable to cybercrime – Kofi Bentil (2019-10-20)
• CST saga: Banks are more vulnerable to cybercrime – Kofi Bentil (2019-10-20)
• Do the Telcos deserve Ursula's ministerial bashing? (2019-10-19)
• Stop politicising cybersecurity issues - Dr. Anwi-Boasiako ‘warns’ politicians (2019-10-18)
• CSE has positives - GES PRO (2019-10-18)
• Scrap 'obnoxious, nuisance, killer' CST hike – Sam George (2019-10-17)
• Telcos CEOs must be prosecuted over unregistered sim cards – Security Analyst (2019-10-17)
• Sam George to expose government over CST (2019-10-17)
• Double service charge on mobile money transactions illegal – MP (2019-10-16)
• Ursula Owusu acted beyond powers on CST directives – NDC man (2019-10-16)
• SIM card re-registration order unnecessary – Alhaji Fuseini (2019-10-16)
• Stop threatening MNOs, scrap 'obnoxious, nuisance, killer' CST hike – Sam George (2019-10-16)
• Sim card re-registration will be 'fruitless' and 'useless' - Kwesi Pratt (2019-10-16)
• DStv subscribers to pay more as CST kicks in (2019-10-16)
• Communication Committee in parliament denies approving CST tax (2019-10-16)
• Communications Ministry to clamp down on mobile phone 'black market' (2019-10-15)
• Communications Ministry's CST directive is illegal – Sam George (2019-10-15)
• You’ve no power to direct telcos to hide talk tax from consumers - Ato Forson to Ursula (2019-10-15)
• SIM card re-registration: Akufo-Addo government 'punishing' Ghanaians with queuing – Omane Boamah (2019-10-15)
• China phones will not be banned – George Andah (2019-10-15)
• Franklin Cudjoe berates government’s directive to Telcos on CST (2019-10-15)
• Telcos robbing Ghanaians with upfront deductions – Communications Minister (2019-10-14)