A former New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, and a one-time Chair of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Dr. Mark Assibey Yeboah, is urging the government to reconsider its decision not to go back to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the face of the country’s …
Read More »John Kumah: Our Research Shows About 24% Drop In Mobile Money Transactions After E-Levy Introduction
Deputy Finance Minister, John Ampontuah Kumah, says government is expecting about a 24 per cent drop in Mobile Money transactions after the introduction of the Electronic Transfer Levy, aka E-Levy. “The research we did also told us that there will be about 24 per cent attrition rate in the three …
Read More »E-levy Is Being Introduced At The Lowest Rate For Any Tax In Ghana – Gov’t
The E-levy is being introduced at the lowest rate for any tax in Ghana comparatively at 1.75percent , less than 2 per cent, the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said while making a case for the E-levy to be passed by Parliament. Speaking at the …
Read More »Tell Your MPs To Pass E-levy; Hold Me Accountable – Finance Minister
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has asked Ghanaians to “convince” their Members of Parliament (MPs) to pass the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy) Bill and hold him accountable for all revenues and expenses. The Minister reiterated that the time had come for the citizenry to “burden share” in the development of …
Read More »E-levy Will Turn Many Ghanaians Lives Around; Gov’t Will Be Transparent With It – Afenyo-Markin
Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo Markin is courting the support of Ghanaians for a smooth passage of the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy popularly known as E-levy. To him, the E-levy was designed to allow for an improved standard of living. He said the citizenry must be optimistic …
Read More »Returning To IMF Disastrous, Says Ofori-Atta
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta says returning to the International Money Fund (IMF) will not auger well for the country. Speaking at the government’s town hall meeting to discuss the E-Levy on Thursday (27 January), the minister said the passage of the E-Levy will prevent the country …
Read More »Ken Ofori-Atta: E-Levy Not The Most Egregious Tax
The Minister for Finance,Ken Ofori-Atta says the introduction of the E-Levy by the NPP government is not the most egregious tax ever to be passed in this country. Ofori-Atta said the introduction of the E-Levy has been necessitated by the country’s quest to develop using its own resources and not …
Read More »NDC Leadership To Minority MPs: Reject E-Levy Or Be punished
The leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has in a meeting over the weekend instructed Minority MPs to reject the much-talked about E-Levy when it is resubmitted in Parliament. The opposition NDC has “unanimously agreed to do everything to prevent the E-Levy from being passed” in a bid to …
Read More »Mobile Money Association Petitions Minority To Reject E-levy
Mobile money Association of Ghana has petitioned the Minority Caucus in Parliament to ensure the new Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) is rejected when it is put before the house. According to the group, the analysis they did on the E-levy following its introduction in the 2022 budget shows its implementation …
Read More »Government To Hold Major Town Hall Meeting On Controversial E-levy, Thursday
The government will on Thursday, January 27, 2022, hold a major town mall meeting on the controversial Electronic Transactions Levy (E-levy). The exercise forms part of series of engagements the government has planned with the aim of explaining the importance of the E-levy as well as take feedback and inputs …
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