President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Cabinet is considering reforms to Ghana’s TV licence regime, with plans to replace it with a public media levy to improve funding for public broadcasters.
The President made the disclosure during a visit to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) as part of his engagements with key state institutions.
He said government discussions are moving towards amending the existing law to introduce a broader-based levy with stronger revenue mobilisation potential to support public media operations.
President Mahama noted that once Cabinet concludes its deliberations, the government will engage public media institutions and other relevant stakeholders before submitting the proposed amendments to Parliament.
He expressed optimism that the reforms would strengthen the financial capacity of public broadcasters, including GBC, and enhance their ability to effectively deliver on their public service mandate.