Tag Archives: E-levy

The Majority Leader and MP for Suame constituency, Hon Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has said the Electronic Transfer Levy which was passed by Parliament today, Tuesday will broaden the country’s Tax base and revenue to help government carry out more infrastructure development in the country. He made the comment at a press …

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko says the passage of the E-levy is one of the biggest events to crown the President’s birthday celebration today. In a tweet, the Founder of Danquah Institute said: “Not a bad way to celebrate your 78th after flying over from …

The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has formally moved for the controversial E-levy to be amended from 1.75% to 1.50%. The changes were made in the House on Tuesday after the Minority walked out of the House in opposition to the Bill. In December 2021, Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin said …

After months of backs and forths in parliament with regards to the controversial Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy), parliament has passed the bill. This was after the House considered the bill after its third reading, with the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, in the seat. Earlier, the Minority in Parliament staged a …

Parliament approved the second reading of the Electronic Transactions Levy, albeit without the final participation of the minority side, who staged a walkout right before the question was put before the house. The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, moved a motion in parliament asking the house …

Members of Ghana’s eighth Parliament return to the House to continue their work on bills and other documents before it. This will be the 37th Sitting of the 1st Meeting of the 2nd Session of the 8th Parliament The Speak of Parliament, Alban Bagbin is expected to be back from his travel to Dubai for medical …

Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta stated emphatically that all things being equal, Parliament will pass the E-Levy by the end of March 2022. Addressing the public on the decisions taken by the government towards reviving the economy he said the levy which has been opposed by the Minority will be passed. He …

Chairman of the National Media Commission, Yaw Boadu Ayeboafo has appealed to Parliament to pass the E-levy Bill into law and demand accountability on how the revenue would be used in the national interest. According to him, disagreement over the passage of the Bill should never be the cause of …

Dr. Arthur Kobina Kennedy, has linked the controversial E-Levy to the Biblical anecdote of the Lord Jesus Christ feeding five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fishes as described in the gospel according to St Matthew 14.13-21. According to him, the government of Ghana has already admitted …

Mr Ken Ofori Atta, the Minister of Finance, has bemoaned the swirling deep-seated misinformation on the proposed electronic transaction Levy (E-levy) and said it affected recognition and passage. He said widespread distortion of facts caused many to reject the levy in reflex and that the situation threatened to deny the …