Government has rejected Accra Brewery PLC’s warning that changes to Ghana’s beer excise duty regime could put up to 2,000 jobs at risk, arguing that the company has failed to substantiate its claims while the existing tax concession has cost the state about GH¢1.75 billion in foregone revenue over the past three years. Accra Brewery recently warned that the revised excise regime could increase the tax burden on locally produced beer, undermine investment and create an unintended advantage for imported beer. The company estimates the potential impact on its budget at $7.5 million and has called for the existing sliding-scale rates to be maintained for FY26 and FY27. But in a detailed rejoinder, the Ministry of Finance on Monday, August 31, 2026, said the central issue was not whether the brewing industry contributes to Ghana’s economy, but whether the tax concession is achieving the purpose for which it was introduced. The ministry said data from the Ghana Revenue Authority show t...