The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr.

Frank Amoakohene, has stated that ordinary Ghanaians who were affected by the Betting Tax will be the best to determine whether the policy was indeed implemented by the erstwhile Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government or not.

According to the regional minister, the ordinary Ghanaian on the street holds a contrary view to the claim by the former Minister of Finance, Dr.

Mohammed Amin Adam, who has stated that the policy was never implemented, hence no tax was collected. "Don't take their word for the truth; ask the boys on the street, those who are into Sportybet, Superbet, and others," he told GhanaWeb TV's George Ayisi in following the presentation of the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy by the Minister of Finance, Dr.