MTN Ghana has cut tariffs on all its products and services, with the new pricing taking effect from January 2026. The change covers voice calls, data bundles, and other telecom services.
MTN is among the first major telecom service providers in Ghana to reflect the newly revised tax structure in consumer pricing and it shows the company’s effort to pass on tax savings to it’s customers.
The tariff reductions follow sweeping reforms to Ghana’s Value Added Tax (VAT) law under the Value Added Tax Act, 2025 (Act 1151), which took effect on January 1, 2026.
Key changes in the VAT reforms include:
* Reduction of the standard VAT rate to 20% from a higher composite rate.
* Abolition of the COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy, which previously added to the cost of services.
* Increased VAT registration threshold for goods businesses, easing compliance for small enterprises.
* Recoupling of NHIL and GETFund levies into the VAT system, allowing firms to claim input tax credits.
Consumers will be impacted by the lower costs for telecommunications services, which make up of airtime, data, and related offerings as the reduced VAT burden is passed through by MTN.
The tariff changes are designed to ease the cost of living for households and reflect the tax savings MTN enjoys under the revised VAT regime.
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