Tag Archives: E-levy

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has expressed concern about the possibility of a shut down of government operations if the 2022 Budget is not approved by Parliament. Addressing the press on Monday, Ken Ofori-Atta explained that if the 2022 Budget is not approved, the consequences could be dire. “The full consequences …

The Deputy Minister of Finance, also Member of Parliament for Ejisu, John Ampontuah Kumah has rubbished the propaganda by the opposition National Democratic Congress members against the E- Levy transactions approved by Parliament in the 2022 budget. According to John Kumah, ” the E-levy is a game-changer and the government …

The Finance Minister , Ken Ofori Atta, has said that the proposed E-levy in the 2022 budget statement has not changed. He said at a press conference in Accra on Monday December 6 that the proposal is still at 1.75 per cent. “On the matter of the E-levy, having regard …

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said that the electronic transaction levy (E-levy) will be reduced from 1.75% to at least 1.5%. According to him, the reduced charge was captured in the revised version of the 2022 budget submitted by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Tuesday. Speaking on PM …

Information available to Asaase News has it that government may be considering the removal of the proposed electronic levy (E-Levy) in the 2022 budget statement and economic policy of the Akufo-Addo administration on sum of money sent by foreign worker to individual in the country which is better known as …

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has backed the proposal by the government to impose a 1.75% levy on all electronic transactions, starting from January, 2022. NUGS believes that the e-levy is a ‘step in the right direction,’ as it will help the government generate revenue to tackle youth …

Communications and Digitalisation Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has defended government’s decision to impose a 1.75% phone transactions levy payable by mobile money users per transaction above ¢100. A section of Ghanaians including the Minority in Parliament has kicked against this newly introduced Electronic-levy. The opposers argue that the move will intensify …

Vice President  Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has topped Twitter trends after the Minister of Finance presented the 2022 budget before Parliament on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. While some Social Media users on Twitter are questioning the introduction of E-levy, others have called out Dr. Bawumia on his comments against the taxation …

Finance Minister Kenneth Nana Yaw Kuntunkunuku Ofori-Atta has announced a new levy to be charged by government in 2022 on all electronic transactions to widen the tax net and rope in the informal sector.   “It is becoming clear there exists enormous potential to increase tax revenues by bringing into …