Ghana moves to apply VAT on foreign digital services

Ghana's application of VAT to foreign digital services is receiving further regional attention, with TechCabal characterising the policy move as a meaningful shift in how African governments tax cross-border digital platforms. The development continues the digital services tax thread that began when Ghanaian banks were tasked with collecting a 20% levy on platforms including Netflix, Spotify, and ChatGPT, and which prompted both a GRA clarification and diaspora-equity criticism.