Finance Minister Introduces Bills To Remove E-Levy, Emissions Levy, And Betting Tax

The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson on Thursday, March 13, presented eight bills to Parliament aimed at abolishing several taxes, including the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy), the betting tax, amongst others.

The bills also seek to uncap statutory funds such as the National Health Insurance Levy (NHIL) and the GETFund levy.

These proposed tax repeals and amendments align with the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) manifesto pledge to ease the financial burden on Ghanaians.

The proposed bills include Electronic Transfer Levy (Repeal) Bill, 2025, Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Revenue Administration (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Special Import Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Emissions Levy (Repeal) Bill, 2025, Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Growth and Sustainability Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and Earmarked Funds Capping and Realignment (Amendment) Bill, 2025.

This move follows the Finance Minister’s announcement during the presentation of the government’s first budget statement on March 11, 2025.

In addition to scrapping the E-Levy and betting tax, the government has also proposed abolishing the Emissions Tax and making amendments to other levies that have been deemed excessive.

 

 

 

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