Ghana news briefing
Finance Ministry tables 6 bills to enhance revenue generation
The six bills are the Customs Bill, 2026, the Income Tax Amendment Bill 2026, the Value Added Tax Amendment Bill 2026, the Excise Amendment Bill 2026, the Public Procurement Amendment Bill and the Ghana Cocoa Board Amendment Bill, 2025.
Rationale Explaining the rationale behind the withdrawal of the Ghana Cocoa Board Amendment Bill, 2025, Mr Ampem Nyarko told the House that a lot of work had already been done on the bill, necessitating the need to “relay an entirely new bill for the consideration of the House”.
On the Public Procurement Amendment Bill, Mr Ampem Nyarko said there was the need to tighten the use of the restrictive tendering process which had given an incentive for single source method of procurement.
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