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Members of Parliament were engaged in some fisticuffs in the chamber of the House during the voting on the controversial E-levy bill on Monday, December 20. The MPs were taking votes on whether or not the E-levy should be adopted under a certificate of urgency. At the time, Joseph Osei-Owusu …

Parliament will convene later today, Monday, December 20 to consider the revenue mobilisation measures central to the operation of the 2022 budget. Key among the measures is the introduction of the 1.75% Electronic Transfer Levy also known as E-Levy. The house on Friday, December 17, 2021, passed the Appropriations Bill …

The Finance Ministry says all the processes for the collection of the proposed Electronic levy (e-levy) on mobile money (MoMo) transactions, inward remittances and ATM withdrawals will be done by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The Ministry, in a statement issued by the Public Relations Unit and copied to the …

The Minority in Parliament is demanding for the financial proposals in the 2022 Budget including the e-levy to be laid before the House for consideration immediately. Speaking on the floor of the House, Deputy Minority Chief Whip, Ibrahim Ahmed, indicated that the tax bills, including the e-levy bill, must be …

Chairman of the Trade and Industry Committee of Parliament, Carlos Ahenkorah, has entreated Ghanaians who do not want to pay the 1.75 percent e-levy not to patronize electronic transaction services. Mr. Ahenkorah insists the levy is not compulsory, and persons who do not want to pay are free not to …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has rubbished reports that the proposed 1.75% e-levy has been reduced to 1%. He said government is yet to reach an agreement with the Minority Caucus on the controversial levy that has dominated the discussion in the media. There were claims by Deputy Majority Leader Alexander …

11 million jobs can be created if the E-levy is implemented. The levy has proven divisive among MPs and unpopular to most Ghanaians Government has hinted that it would step down the current 1.75% rate Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed one of the main uses to which revenue from …

Haruna Iddrisu has softened his stance on the e-levy He said he has been convinced to accept it He made these comments during the 10th Anniversary launch of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has softened his position on the government of Ghana’s electronic transactions …

The online betting industry in Ghana has been growing at a rate of knots in recent years, with Ghana quickly becoming one of the hotbeds of sports betting in sub-Saharan Africa. The Ghanaian gambling market still lags behind regional superpowers South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya; but the West African nation …

Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, says his side will readily accept a reduction of the proposed electronic transaction levy (e-levy) to 1% from 1.75%.a “A week ago, it was no no no, we won’t accept e-levy but having listened to officials in government, including the Minister of Finance. “I am …