Ghana Ghana starts charging 7% VAT Withholding Tax on individuals and entities that transact business with the Ministries, Departments and Agencies 18 March 201830 views1 min read Sources: NewsGhana and GhanaWeb Implementation of new VAT regime that empowers some selected companies and institutions in the goods and services sector to withhold seven 7% of the 17.5% VAT on transactions Ghana to raise VAT to 17%