The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced significant reductions in its proposed 2026 Licence Fees for beauty parlour schools, salons and dressmaking businesses as part of the Mayor’s vision to stimulate skills development and ease the cost of doing business in the metropolis.
Under the new proposals, the annual licence fee for beauty parlour schools has been reduced from GH¢2,600 in 2025 to GH¢1,700 for 2026, while fees for dressmakers and tailors have also been reduced, with industrial fashion designers dropping from GH¢2,800 to GH¢1,700, small industrial designers from GH¢1,400 to GH¢1,000, large-scale operators from GH¢750 to GH¢500, medium-scale operators from GH¢466 to GH¢300, small-scale operators from GH¢210 to GH¢140, and non-industrial large-scale dressmakers from GH¢190 to GH¢130.
The new figures were disclosed on Monday during a stakeholder engagement on the 2026 Fee-Fixing Resolution held at the North Kaneshie Pentecost Church.
Mr. Bernard Nii Armah Cleland, Budget Analyst at the AMA, who presented details of the revised tariffs to operators in the beauty and fashion industry, said the new figures represented a major relief for institutions that provide both training and commercial services.
He explained that the Assembly considered the critical role such facilities play in providing vocational skills to young people, especially women, and decided to lower the financial barrier to formal registration.
Mr. Cleland stated that while fees for regular beauty parlours and smaller salons had largely been maintained to ensure fairness across the sector, some categories had seen moderate downward adjustments to reflect current economic conditions.
According to him, the fee for big salons has been reviewed from GH¢280 to GH¢220 per annum, while charges for categories such as braiding and weaving-only salons, as well as small salons, have been maintained at their 2025 levels to avoid overburdening micro-businesses.
He added that small-scale industrial dressmakers would have their fee reduced from GH¢210 to GH¢140, and that non-industrial dressmakers and tailors would also benefit from reductions, with the licence for large-scale operators dropping from GH¢190 to GH¢130 per annum under the 2026 proposals.
Head of Public Affairs at the AMA, Mr. Gilbert Nii Ankrah told journalists that the downward review was aimed at encouraging more businesses to register formally with the Assembly, comply with local tax obligations and create decent, sustainable jobs in the creative and services sectors.
He said that the lower fees were expected to support training centres and workshops to admit more apprentices, upgrade equipment and expand their operations, adding that the Assembly remained committed to broad consultations on all aspects of the fee-fixing resolution.
He assured stakeholders that their input would be captured before the final schedule was submitted to the General Assembly for approval, urging operators to honour their tax obligations once the new fees take effect.
