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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 …

The controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) since it was approved in Parliament has become the worry of many Ghanaians. Some have become apprehensive about how the new tax will impact their finances, be that as it may, on May 1, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will begin its implementation. A …

President Akufo-Addo has reiterated the commitment of government to ensure transparency and judicious use of revenue mobilized through the implementation of the electronic transaction levy Act to engender confidence among tax payers.   According to the President “government agenda to introduce the electronic levy bill, is now electronic transfer levy …

Workers who receive their salaries through mobile money platforms may have to brace themselves. This is because a portion of their money is expected to be affected by the recently passed E-Levy. According to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), the manner in which the controversial law was crafted makes it …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced May 1st, 2022 as the implementation date for the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy). In a notice, the GRA said the decision was influenced by the passage of the E-Levy bill by parliament. The E-Levy will impose 1.50% on all electronic transfers.     …

The Vice President of the 4th republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, was silent on the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) during his much-anticipated economic lecture on Thursday.     The only time the Vice President came close to mentioning the tax policy was when he was talking about taxes …