for
staff
of
IRS,
CEPS
and
VAT,
education
for
the
general
public
on
the
rights
and
responsibility
of
taxpayers,
computerization
and
the
establishment
of
electronic
transactions
price
database
for
of
IRS
and
CEPS
operations,
administration
of
the
rent
tax
and
the
tax
stamps
in
all
districts,
and
the
connection
of
more
organizations
to
the
GCNet
among
others.
To
improve
revenue
collection
and
ensure
efficiency
import
duty
and
import
VAT
on
all
mobile
phones
imported
into
the
country
has
been
abolished.
However,
there
is
an
introduction
of
a
specific
excise
duty
per
minute
of
air
time
use,
which
is
a
more
effective
means
of
taxing
mobile
phone
usage.
Also,
a
Bill
to
effect
the
shift
from
ad
valorem
excise
duty
rates
to
specific
excise
duty
rates
was
passed
and
has
been
operationalised.
Over
the
past
three
years,
the
revenue
agencies
have
also
undertaken
initiatives
to
inform
the
public
about
their
tax
liabilities
and
the
procedures
required
to
meet
them,
including
the
establishment
of
websites
(for
customs
and
excise
and
VAT),
the
publication
of
brochures,
and
the
conduct
of
public
awareness
campaigns.
Respondents
(35.3
percent)
indicated
that
Ghanaians
are
now
responding
better
to
meeting
their
tax
obligations
following
the
extensive
tax
education
campaign
(Figure
29).
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