Tag Archives: E-levy

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 …

Ad Ken Ofori-Atta introduced 1.75% e-levy Govt fees and charges was also increased by 15% Ken Ofori-Atta says govt is engaging telcos on the new levy During the presentation of the 2022 budget dubbed ‘Agyenkwa budget’, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta introduced a new 1.75% levy on all electronic transactions such as Mobile …

Members of Parliament received a number of proposals from tax experts on the issue of the now controversial Electronic transactions levy (E-levy) that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta included in the 2022 budget. Whereas one expert asked for the total scrapping of the tax, another hailed it as ingenious with a …

The 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 the sums of money sent by foreign workers to individuals in the country which is better known as inward remittances. Government, according to Accra-based …

1.75% tax has been placed on electronic transaction Majority in Parliament wants e-levy in 2022 budget approved NDC has described e-levy has draconian On November 17, 2021, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, during the 2022 budget reading in parliament, announced the introduction of 1.75% tax on all electronic transactions. According to him, this new …

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has given the clearest indication yet that the state has no intention of rescinding its decision to introduce the levy on electronic financial transactions (e-levy), citing the application of revenue generated from the levy to areas such as employment creation as crucial. Nicknamed the …

Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has joined persons slamming the Minister of Communication and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful over recent comments on a newly introduced tax. The Minister appeared on live TV this week to defend the imposition of a 1.75% tax on electronic transactions. The E-levy has become known as the …