Including receipts recorded in the first half of July, self-assessed taxes can be estimated to have grown by approximately € billion with respect to the corresponding period of 2008. The increase reflects the higher-than-expected receipts from the one-off substitute taxes introduced with the Finance Law for 2008 and the anti-crisis decree of last November (more than € billion in total).
The Bank of Ghana is hopeful that the review will streamline its use and encourage greater participation from the unbanked sector of our population. Mr. Chairman, permit me to share some other thoughts with you.