Ghana: Constitutional Review Consultative Committee Proposes President Pays Tax and Many More Recommendations

Article 68 (5), of the 1992 Constitution which exempts the President from paying taxes on salary and other emoluments should be deleted, to mandate the President to pay tax

The President must pay tax on salary and emoluments according to a report by the committee tasked by the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu to review the work of the 2011 Prof. Albert-Fiadjoe-led Constitutional Review Commission.

Presenting a report to Kyei Mensah-Bonsu at a stakeholders’ consultation,…