Tag Archives: E-levy

Former Deputy Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, has bemoaned the government’s decision to use the E-Levy as collateral for loans. In a post on his Twitter handle, Ato Forson said that the move will worsen the country’s debt challenge which is the main cause of the current economic hardship being faced …

The government of Ghana through Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister announced an introduction of an Electronic Transaction Levy, E-Levy, during the presentation of the 2022 budget statement in Parliament. E-Levy among other things is to “widen the tax net and rope in the informal sector.” The proposed Levy, which was …

The United Nations (UN) Eminent Peace Ambassador and the Country Director for International Association of World Peace Advocates, Ghana Chapter, Dr Samuel Owusu has urged the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo to reduce his salary and cut down certain privileges. He has also advised political leaders, including Ministers …

Roads Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, has indicated that government is seeking to use E-Levy as collateral after its passage in Parliament. According to him, government in its wisdom will use the E-Levy to bring in greater revenue that would be securitized and used to raise a bond for road infrastructure. The …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is one of those against the e-levy, Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has said. In the reasoning of the 2020 vice-presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), a recent comment by President Nana Akufo-Addo’s cousin that there is no money means he is hostile to the e-levy, a …

The Electronic Transaction Levy Bill, popularly known as e-levy, will not be tabled in Parliament anytime soon. This is because it was not included in the Business Statement for next week. The controversial bill has not been considered by the plenary despite surviving the Finance Committee’s deliberation. It was tabled …

Kwame A Plus, media personality and political activist has stated that the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, will be booted out of office after the 2024 elections. He says his position on the issue is rooted in the political trend where the two major political parties have served two consecutive …

Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has admitted to the dire economic challenges Ghana is faced with. According to him, the nation currently is unable to undertake or continue developmental projects, implement salary increments due to a lack of funds. Making his submission at a Government Town Hall meeting in Wa …

Looks like the Nana Akuffo Addo led government is bent on passing the E-levy tax despite calls by the majority of Ghanaians that they are not going to pay and the minority in Parliament should make sure the bill is not approved. A new comment from the Minister of Roads …

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has denied assertions that it was his wife who ordered the controversial E-Levy cake for his birthday bash. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said his wife presented a different cake which was used prior to the arrival of the E-Levy cake. “My wife was not the one who …