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The debate about the passing of the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) by the government still remains unsettled after facing rejection from the Ghanaian public and the Minority caucus in Parliament. Although the government claims the intended purpose of the new tax measure is to raise revenue to support job creation …

  Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Communication and Digitization Minister Ursula Owusu twice courts controversy over E-levy defense Majority and Minority standoff over E-levy persists E-levy contained in 2022 budget Communication and Digitalization Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has in the last three months courted controversy over the controversial Electronic Transactions (E-levy) tax contained in …

  Parliament engages stakeholders on E-Levy Minority, citizens oppose E-Levy E-Levy to shore up revenue, create jobs – Finance Minister President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his administration’s resolve to find ways of addressing revenue gaps in government’s 2022 budget. According to him, government as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has …

  Government justifies move to introduce E-levy Minority maintains opposition to E-levy Chieftaincy Ministry backtracks on sacking NABCO beneficiaries Deputy Majority leader, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin has reiterated government’s plan to use revenue accrued from the controversial Electronic Transaction levy (E-levy) to support entrepreneurship in the private sector. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta speaking to GraphicOnline …

Thomas Kusi Boafo, Chief Executive Officer of the Public Sector Reforms Secretariat, has urged Ghanaians to accept the contentious e-levy or risk losing the opportunity to enjoy FREE SHS. He claims that if the contentious E-LEVY is not passed, roads, infrastructure, and FREE SHS will not be built. Speaking on …

Data published by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revealed that the value of mobile money transactions has dropped by GH¢3.2 billion in December last year, less the one month after Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, announced in the 2022 budget of an electronic transfer levy (E-Levy). According to the report, …

Akufo-Addo has collapsed the NPP, Traders Akufo-Addo fed us with lies, Traders We won’t accept E-levy, Market women A trader has threatened to put an end to the reign of the Akufo-Addo government if the controversial E-levy is passed by Parliament. In a viral video on Twitter where Adom Channel …

The Member of Parliament for Akim Oda Constituency, Mr Alexander Akwasi Acquah says the NDC MPs should support the NPP-Government pass the E-Levy even to promote development. He said most of the times when they engaged the NDC’s on the E-Levy, they were reluctant to support them because they think …

Majority, Minority MPs fight over E-levy bill Parliament suspends sitting to allow for broader consultation on e-levy Parliament resumes January 25, 2022 The Majority caucus in Parliament has stated that the controversial electronic transaction levy otherwise known as E-levy will eventually be passed despite the strong opposition by their colleagues on the Minority side. …

Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has made clear the intention of his caucus to reject the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy Bill brought before the plenary by the Finance Committee of Parliament. Plenary is expected to debate the Bill, which has been brought to the floor under a certificate of urgency for …