GVG Wants Africans to Have a Digital Identity So It Is Easier to Tax Them
Siphoning money from stealth taxes on voice is only an intermediary stage in the business plan for Global Voice Group (GVG).
Nigeria Is Latest Country to Make Revenue Assurance the Prelude to Taxes on Phone Users
The Nigerian government says a 5 percent tax will be imposed on all calls, SMS messages and data usage.
Welcome U-Turn Sees 43% Cut to Tanzania’s Mobile Money Tax
Other governments should also seek to learn from Tanzanian policies that backfired.
Government Minister Says Mobile Money Revenue Leakages Are a Threat to National Security
Albert Kan-Dapaah, Ghana’s Minister for National Security, wants “enhanced cooperation” between state security and tax collectors.
Punches Thrown in Ghana’s Parliament over Proposed Mobile Money Tax
It looked like the ruling NPP tried to break procedure to enact a new tax but some say it was a misunderstanding about using the toilet.
$40mn Budget in Ghana for ‘Revenue Assurance’ of Mobile Money Taxes
Ghana’s government imposed a surprise new tax, gave a tax cut, and seemingly found tax leaks within the space of just 3 weeks.
New GVG Payment and Mobile Money Handling Service Will Lead to More Stealth Taxes on Ordinary Africans
After insisting telcos are tax cheats, Global Voice Group now wants to be paid to process transactions it has already been paid to audit.
Fighting Surcharges in Origin Based Pricing
The widespread adoption of origin based pricing in Europe is effectively a stealth tax that further encourages customers to switch to OTT services.
Tax Protests as Ugandan RA System Goes Live
Governments are nationalizing telco revenue assurance so they can impose stealth taxes, but Ugandan plans are awry after the police needed tear gas and bullets to disperse anti-tax protesters.