Ghana’s new vehicle tax aims to tackle pollution – expert unpacks how it’ll work and suggests reforms

By Theophilus Acheampong, Associate Lecturer, University of Aberdeen

Ghana has introduced an annual carbon levy on vehicles and industrial emissions. It’s only the third African country to introduce an explicit carbon tax, after South Africa and Mauritius. The tax is intended to address harm associated with…

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