Tag Archives: E-levy

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has written to clarify misleading reports on social media which claim that starting July 1, merchant SIMs will be charged the E-levy. According to the GRA, per the legal framework governing the operation of the e-levy – Electronic Transfer Levy Act, 2022 (Act 1075) – …

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere Darko has said that the e-levy, after its implementation on May 1 2022, is delivering only 10 per cent of estimated income. The former Executive Director of the Danquah Institute lamented the low revenues in Ghana as compared to …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has begun refunding wrongful deductions from mobile money users, a few days into the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy also known as E-Levy. Some members of the public complained of what they described as excess charges after carrying out mobile money transactions below the …

The current state of the world’s economy and it’s devastating nature has made competent leaders across the globe to adopt new systems that can help them overcome the debilitating effects of the Covid-19 shock.  In fact, Ghana is been recognized as one of the best managers of Covid-19 by the …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will investigate and refund all wrongful deductions from customers’ mobile money wallets during the first day of the implementation of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). This is due to some technical hitches experienced on the day by some consumers on the various networks. It indicated …

The President of the Republic, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that the provision of more jobs and opportunities for the youth of Ghana hinges on the implementation of the controversial Electronical Transaction Levy (E-Levy). In a post on his Twitter page, the President emphasised that with the implementation …

Ghanaian actress, model, film producer and entrepreneur, Yvonne Nelson has once again criticised the Akufo-Addo-led government for taking decisions that would benefit politicians in stead of the entire citizens of the country. The actress took to Twitter to bemoan how the majority of Ghanaians continue to suffer at the expense …

Effective today, Sunday, May 1, 2022, the government’s new 1.5% tax that affects most electronic financial transfers kicks in. The controversial tax has been in the offing since November 2021 when, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta announced its planned implementation in the presentation of the 2022 budget statement.   After …

Conveners of social advocacy group, FixTheCountry Movement, have issued a caution to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), urging the revenue agency, to hold on with the implementation of government’s 1.5% E-levy policy. According to the social advocacy group, there is a pending suit at the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality …

Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Idrissu, and two NDC MPs are urging the Supreme Court to restrain the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) from its planned implementation of the Electronic Transactions Levy on May 1. Together with Mahama Ayariga and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the MPs have sued the Attorney-General arguing that …