EU condemns tax on lottery wins

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  • Kwabs, London 9 months ago

    Taxing lottery wins is illegal and unacceptable. Those who play the lottery use their wages to play and these wages are taxed by the government.



    Is this not double taxation?Thank God I live in a country where lottery ...
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  • I b 9 months ago

    Lottery itself is not good

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  • Concerned 9 months ago

    EU should not be hypocrite. They tax lotto. Lotto is like an investment and it is an income, a profit on investissement and profits are taxed. I don't encourage over taxing.

  • Sad 9 months ago

    Ignorant man!…how is lottery an income and how is profit on an investment should be taxed. You are totally ignorant n have no simple idea about taxation.. betting should not be taxed and this applies to e-levy. It pure day ...
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  • Mike 9 months ago

    You are living in a full paradise if you think if you use your income there should not be any tax, because it has been tax already. That tax is income tax, after that when you spend that money anywhere you can pay another tax ...
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  • Elephant Farmer 9 months ago

    If you win, you invest and pay Tax. What is Tax used for? From Accra there is no way to Tema, Takoradi and no way to Kumasi. Buy Elections for 400 Cedis is shameless. Campaign bus needs a generator. Covid and E Levies need to ...
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  • Nana 9 months ago

    So lottery winners in America do not pay taxes?
    Powerbowl winners in America are exempt from paying taxes on them?
    Let people find out what is done universally on Lottery wining before they condemn us. "Four legs good, Tw ...
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  • Smioko 9 months ago

    EU why don't you condemn America for taking taxes on lottery winners, hypocrites.

  • AFanOfCommonSense 9 months ago

    This advice should be give to the US where they tax 25% to 37%

  • Ray 9 months ago

    Come and play in the Netherlands and you will see how heavy they tax. People in Ghana should stop crying. All these western companies want to keep them poor while in their own countries they even pay more taxes!

  • Illiterate GhanaWeb! European Lotteries not EU 9 months ago

    When did European Lotteries a lobbying group for lotteries in Europe become EU? This is like saying IMANI Ghana is Government of Ghana .

  • Watch Man 9 months ago

    VAT taxes everything even pregnant women and babies in the womb , talk abt dat too.

  • Concerned Citizen 9 months ago

    Why is GRA not targeting corrupt organizations like SOS College, which are exploiting their NGO status to evade taxes?

  • Ghanaian 9 months ago

    Taxing lottery is unheard of in any civilized country.. why must you tax your citizens on lottery? You always want the white to pinpoint your mistakes before admitting. This is a shame on the government, neo colonization is w ...
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  • Ghanaian 9 months ago

    Taxing lottery wins is unheard of in any civilized country.. why must you tax your citizens on lottery? You always want the white to pinpoint your mistakes before admitting. This is a shame on the government, neo colonization ...
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  • Dominic 9 months ago

    So these fools are just taking our 10% taxes to their pocket
    I always ask myself that which kind of country koraa is this
    Weaked leaders, selfish, stealing all our resources what else do u want from the citizens again may ...
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  • Kofi T 9 months ago

    That's why I keep telling people.... Ghanaians most fool papa.....and they just look on.