General News of Thursday, 22 October 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comFLASHBACK: CST: ‘I won’t take moral lessons from a brothel’ – Ursula to Ato ForsonCommunications Minister, Ursula Owusu-EkufulLast year, the Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful took a swipe at the NDC’s spokesperson on Finance Cassiel Ato Forson over his call for the government to withdraw its directive to telcos over the Communication Service Tax (CST). Ejumako-Enyan-Esiam MP asked the Communications minister to abort the 9% Communication Service Tax (CST) to subscribers. Read the full story originally published on 22 October 2019, on GhanawebCommunications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has taken a swipe at Ejumako-Enyan-Esiam MP Cassiel Ato Forson over his call for government to withdraw its directive to telcos over the Communication Service Tax (CST). The former deputy finance minister’s call came after the Communications minister ordered the telcos to stop passing on the 9% Communication Service Tax (CST) to subscribers. “Under The Revenue Administration Act 2009 (Act 791), the administration and management of tax revenues reside in the Ghana Revenue Authority and CST Act 2019 does not apply the principles of the Value Added Tax VAT).

Source: GhanaWeb October 22, 2020 15:22 UTC