{"id":4862,"date":"2019-10-16T18:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T18:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/ghana\/?p=4862"},"modified":"2019-10-16T18:00:01","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T18:00:01","slug":"dstv-subscribers-to-pay-more-as-cst-kicks-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/dstv-subscribers-to-pay-more-as-cst-kicks-in","title":{"rendered":"DStv subscribers to pay more as CST kicks in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Subscribers to MultiChoice\u2019s cable TV service, DSTV can expect to pay more as the effects of an increase in the Communication Service Tax (CST) kicks in.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A note beamed via its decoders announced an extra 5 cedi increase to subscribers which will take effect November 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A monthly subscription to Compact Plus Package is \u00a2205 but will go for \u00a2210.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribers to Premium package can expect to pay \u00a2340 from \u00a2335 cedis<\/p>\n<p>Subscribers to Compact will pay \u00a2140 from \u00a2135 while a\u00a0Family package is \u00a275 from \u00a270. There is no price change to Access subscribers, the company explained.<\/p>\n<p>DStv which falls under the electronic communication category\u00a0now joins telcos in adjusting the cost of communication and data to its clients.<\/p>\n<p>The tax was increased from 6% to 9% after the government presented its mid-year budget on July 29, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The increase comes 11 years after the CST was introduced in 2008 at 6%. The government has explained the tax increase is important in mobilising funds to fight cybercrime.<\/p>\n<p>It has triggered a fight between the telcos and the Communications Ministry after they also announced an upfront deduction of the tax from subscribers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribers to MultiChoice\u2019s cable TV service, DSTV can expect to pay more as the effects of an increase in the Communication Service Tax (CST) kicks in. 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