Parliament Passes 23 New Laws in 2025
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Parliament has passed 23 new Acts in 2025, introducing key legal changes across sectors including tax, public finance, environment, and social protection. The new legislation includes repeals of major levies and updates to longstanding stat...
Parliament passed 23 new laws in 2025, introducing wide-ranging legislative changes across key sectors including taxation, public finance, the environment, natural resources, education, and social protection.
The new Acts include the Environmental Protection Act, 2025, the Social Protection Act, 2025, and several tax-related amendments. Parliament also repealed the Electronic Transfer Levy Act, 2022 (popularly nicknamed E-levy) and the Emissions Levy Act, 2023, removing two levies that had drawn public attention since their introduction.
A number of taxation laws were amended, including the Special Import Levy, Value Added Tax, Income Tax, and the Growth and Sustainability Levy. Parliament also passed a new Energy Sector Levies Act, along with two amendment Acts, replacing earlier legislation from 2015 and its subsequent updates in 2017, 2019, and 2021.
In the area of public finance, Parliament approved the Appropriation Act, 2025, which replaces the 2023 version. Amendments were also made to the Public Financial Management Act, the Revenue Administration Act, and the Petroleum Revenue Management Act. Other financial oversight laws, such as those governing the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund and the Minerals Income Investment Fund, were also updated.
Additional legislation passed by Parliament includes the University for Development Studies Act, 2025, replacing the 1992 PNDC law, and the Ghana Medical Trust Fund Act, 2025. A new Ghana Gold Board Act was introduced, repealing the Precious Minerals Marketing Corporation Act of 1989, and a revised Public Procurement (Amendment) Act and Public Holidays and Commemorative Days (Amendment) Act were also enacted.
The Acts passed in 2025 are as follows:
- Act 1124: Environmental Protection Act, 2025
- Act 1125: Special Import Levy (Amendment) Act, 2025
- Act 1126: Appropriation Act, 2025
- Act 1127: Electronic Transfer Levy (Repeal) Act, 2025
- Act 1128: Emissions Levy (Repeal) Act, 2025
- Act 1129: Revenue Administration (Amendment) Act, 2025
- Act 1130: Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (Amendment) Act, 2025
- Act 1131: Growth and Sustainability Levy (Amendment) Act, 2025
- Act 1132: Earmarked Funds Capping and Realignment (Amendment) Act, 2025
- Act 1133: Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2025
- Act 1134: Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2025
- Act 1135: Energy Sector Levies Act, 2025
- Act 1136: Public Financial Management (Amendment) Act, 2025
- Act 1137: Minerals Income Investment Fund (Amendment) Act, 2025
- Act 1138: Petroleum Revenue Management (Amendment) Act, 2025
- Act 1139: Public Procurement (Amendment) Act, 2025
- Act 1140: Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025
- Act 1141: Energy Sector Levies (Amendment) Act, 2025
- Act 1142: Public Holidays and Commemorative Days (Amendment) Act, 2025
- Act 1143: University for Development Studies Act, 2025
- Act 1144: Ghana Medical Trust Fund Act, 2025
- Act 1145: Energy Sector Levies (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2025
- Act 1148: Social Protection Act, 2025
The passage of these Acts also resulted in the repeal of several older laws. These include the Appropriation Act, 2023, the Loans Act, 1970, the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2018, and legacy PNDC-era legislation such as the University for Development Studies Act, 1992 and the Precious Minerals Marketing Corporation Act, 1989.
