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Welcome to the Tourism Development Fund

From spearheading the funding of tourism projects to facilitating tourism marketing, research and product development.

About Tourism Development Fund (TDF)

The Tourism Development Fund was established by the Tourism Act 2011 (ACT 817) to provide funding for tourism and tourism-related projects and programmes.
(Section 21)

  • (a) marketing and promotion of tourism; 
  • (b) capacity building, market research and development of tourism infrastructure; 
  • (c) development and promotion of other entrepreneurial activities; 
  • (d) tourism export trade-oriented activities of institutions; and 
  • (e) tourism education and training.

Funding (Tourism Levy)

The fund is mainly financed by one per cent (1%) tourism levy payable by a patron of a tourism enterprise. The one per cent (1%) tourism levy is a fee levied on the net cost of service or products purchased. The Tourism (Levy) Regulations 2012 (L.I. 2185) was passed by parliament in 2012 to regulate the administration of the Tourism Levy. Other financing sources include donations and grants, money earned from the operation of projects financed by the TDF or other investments, and other cash allocated by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.

A tourism industry operator according to L.I. 2185 must be licensed and certified to serve as an agent of the GTA to collect the one per cent (1%) tourism levy and remit same into the Fund. An operator has a one-month collection period and the subsequent (the next 30 days) to remit what has been collected.

The designated banks for the collection of the one per cent (1%) tourism levy are as follows:

A patron of any tourism enterprise in Ghana is expected to pay the one per cent (1%) tourism levy to a licensed and certified service provider.

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