Some youth in Ashaiman-Lebanon say they are awaiting President-elect John Dramani Mahama's scrapping of the 10 percent sports betting tax, as promised in his campaign messages ahead of the December 7 general elections.

The 10 percent withholding tax introduced in 2023 by the current government is intended to increase the country's domestic tax revenue.

The introduction of the tax led to a lot of backlashes from the youth and campaign promises from the president-elect and the National Democratic Congress to abolish it when voted into power.

The youth speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), said they were looking forward to having the tax abolished, and that they depend on sports betting for survival.