Removal of tax waivers contributing to higher textbook prices – Obenfo Nana Kwesi Gyetuah

Speaking to Isaac Addae on Morning Starr, Obenfo Nana Kwesi Gyetuah said the removal of those waivers means publishers now have to bear the additional tax costs, which ultimately contribute to the price of books.” He said the various costs involved in providing quality education must be considered when discussing the price parents pay.

The Executive Director of the Ghana National Council of Private Schools, Obenfo Nana Kwesi Gyetuah has disclosed that the rising cost of textbooks is being driven in part by the removal of tax waivers previously enjoyed on imported books He explained that publishers who previously travelled to countries such as China to print books benefited from tax components that were waived when the books were brought into Ghana.