It is important to clarify that lottery and betting are not the same, former Director General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Sammi Awuku, has said.
Mr Awuku who is currently lawmaker for Akuapem North said that the NLA is under the Ministry of Finance, while betting is regulated by the Gaming Commission under the Ministry of the Interior.
This distinction matters, yet it's often ignored for political convenience, he said.
To that end, he said that former Finance Minister Dr Amin Adam won't be wrong when he said that the Betting Tax was never collected anyway since the Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson also referred to the 10% on Lottery wins as "Betting Tax" during the 2025 budget presentation. "So if that's what the Finance Minister refers to as Betting Tax then it was never implemented even though passed in 2023. "Ghanaians deserve honesty, not spin.
