The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) plans to mobilise GH¢2.7 billion from betting, gaming and ecommerce companies this year under an initiative meant to ensure that businesses that operate online also share the tax burden. Of the amount targeted from the emerging economy, the GRA hopes to collect GH¢1.7 billion from betting and gaming companies and GH¢1 billion from the likes of Facebook, Google, Netflix, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp and Tiktot, which are largely stationed outside the country but profit from its citizens and registered institutions. This is part of efforts to broaden the tax net to cover all institutions that profit from the economy using the numerous online and other electronic platforms. The amount expected from the grey economies is part of the GH¢80 billion tax revenue target that the government set for the GRA in 2022. Monitoring system Known as the grey economy actors, the operations of the gaming and betting as well as the ecommerce firms are largely online, makin...