President John Mahama has officially assented to the COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy Repeal Act, 2025.
The President signed the repeal on Wednesday, December 10, bringing an end to a tax that many individuals and businesses had long described as burdensome.
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The repeal follows Parliament’s approval last month as part of the government’s effort to eliminate what it has described as nuisance taxes and ease the cost of living for households and businesses.
The COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy was first introduced in 2021 under the COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy Act (Act 1068), which was signed into law on March 31, 2021, as part of Ghana’s pandemic recovery measures.
The levy was designed to support government efforts in restoring health systems, financing COVID-19 expenditures, and rebuilding fiscal buffers.
The Act imposed a 1 per cent levy on the value of taxable goods and services in Ghana, as well as on imports, excluding items exempt under VAT regulations.
