Parliament passes 4 tax bills on revenue generation - 20% Excise duty on locally produced fruit juices abolished

For Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, the committee observed that exempting the national daily minimum wage from income tax would provide meaningful tax relief to low-income earners and enhance the progressivity of Ghana’s personal income tax system.

For the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, the report said the bill provided for an adjustment in the VAT threshold for services and zero-rated the local purchase of gold under the Ghana Accelerated National Reserve Accumulation Programme.

They are the Excise Bill, 2026, the Customs Bill, 2026, the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026.