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What Mahama’s 10 new laws mean for cocoa farmers, workers, importers and businesses
The new laws include the Ghana Cocoa Board Bill, Community Service Bill, Customs Bill, Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, Excise Bill and Energy Sector Levies (Amendment) Bill, alongside legislation on tribunals, maritime offences, national defence and value-added tax.
Other laws President Mahama also assented to the Tribunal Bills, Maritime and Related Offences Bill, National Defence University Bill and Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill.
Cocoa farmers to receive at least 70% of FOB price The Ghana Cocoa Board Bill, 2026 repeals the Ghana Cocoa Board Act, 1984 (PNDCL 81), replacing it with a new statutory framework for the country's cocoa regulator.
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