[ 2014-06-29 ]

Black Stars players lose 17% in taxes to Brazil
A member of the Youth and Sports Ministry's World
Cup Committee, Kwadwo Adu Asare has confirmed the
Black Stars would each be losing about 17 thousand
dollars of their tournament appearance fees as
taxes to the Brazil government.

Just before the team's last group match against
Portugal which saw them eliminated from the world
cup, government sent over 3 million dollars in
cash on a chartered plane to Brazil to pay the
World Cup appearance fees to the squad.

Each player received a100 thousand dollars but
reports indicate the players are obliged to pay 17
percent tax before they can carry their cash home
through the airport.

Mr. Adu Asare says Ghana has itself to blame for
this development.

He told Joy Sports' tournament correspondent in
Brazil Tony Bebli, according to Brazil's financial
rules taxes would have to be deducted when monies
going out of the country is beyond a certain
threshold.

"It's a shame people did not know this and advice
appropriately," he indicated.

Meanwhile, the first batch of Ghanaian supporters
are expected back from Brazil later today.

They left Brazil Saturday afternoon, Adu Asare
confirmed to Joy Sports tournament correspondent
in far away Brazil.

The supporters were part of a contingent which
went to Brazil to support the Black Stars in what
later turned out to be a botched campaign.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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