The Former Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam’s claims that his administration did not implement the betting tax, and that no money was collected to that effect has stirred a lot of controversy after Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson the finance minister announced that the government would scrap the betting tax. During his presentation of the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy yesterday, the finance minister was categorical that that the government will abolish the 10% withholding tax on winnings from lottery, otherwise known as the Betting Tax.
However, addressing journalists in Parliament shortly after the presentation of the 2025 Budget, the Karaga MP, Dr. Amin Mohammed accused the government of deceiving Ghanaians by committing to abolish the Betting Tax. He claimed that the NPP administration never implemented the betting tax, hence Ghanaians should not rejoice over the announcement to remove the tax as it never existed. This statement seems to have attracted severe backlash from bettors on social media.
The main question they are asking is “if so, where is the 10% deducted from our winnings, and who is keeping the 10% deducted from bettors’ winnings?