Mpraeso MP calls for urgent action on social media taxation and digital accountability

Davis Ansah Opoku, Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, has urged the government to enforce tax compliance on multinational social media companies operating in Ghana.
Speaking in Parliament, he expressed concern over the Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) inability to collect taxes from these digital giants despite their substantial financial activities.
“While we embrace digitalisation to enhance revenue collection, we must also ensure Ghana benefits financially from these digital transactions. If social media platforms generate revenue within our economy, they must meet their tax obligations,” he stated.
Opoku made these remarks while contributing to a statement by Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, MP for Klottey Korle, and Kennedy Osei Nyarko, MP for Akim Swedru, which addressed the need for stronger regulations in Ghana’s digital economy. Other contributors included Samuel Nartey George, Minister for Communication.
He stressed that these revenues could fund critical national development projects, including road infrastructure in his constituency and across the country.
He called for a structured approach to prevent Ghana from losing out on these essential financial inflows.
Source: Classfmonline.com/Cecil Mensah
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