MOMO agents threaten to go on strike over E-levy on merchant SIM cards
Mobile money operators in Ghana have issued a statement threatening to go on strike due to what they perceive as double taxation by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The group,…
I’ll abolish e-levy, bet tax and emissions tax as President – Bawumia declares
The Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has made a clear statement that if he is elected President of Ghana, he will abolish the tax on…
NIA rejects blame for ‘illegal’ charges on MoMo to Bank transfers
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has rejected claims by banks that the Ghana Card is responsible for identification challenges leading to illegal charges on money transfers between personal bank accounts…
Scrap E-levy, review COVID-19 levy — Businesses to government
Businesses and individuals want the government to scrap the E-levy and review some tax laws, a survey of businesses’ expectations in the 2024 budget statement has revealed. The businesses also…
Reduce E-levy to boost digital payments — Stakeholders
Stakeholders at an MTN “momo” forum in Accra have entreated the government to further reduce E-levy charges which they said were a major bottleneck to digital payments in the country.…
Let’s unite to remove E-levy, Covid-19 levy – Ablakwa urges MPs
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged his fellow parliamentarians to unite in removing the E-levy and Covid-19 levy. Mr Ablakwa’s call follows President Akufo-Addo’s national…
E-Levy reduced to 1% – Ofori-Atta
The government has indicated a further reduction in the headline rate of the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy to 1 percent from the current 1.5 percent. The review of the act…
E-Levy: Proceeds hit GH¢328m September 2022 – GRA
The Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA) says since the implementation of the Electronic Transactions Levy, it has raked in GH¢ 328 million from the Tax Measure. Despite the resistance seen from the…
E-Levy will not be scrapped despite IMF bailout – Government
The Finance Ministry has disclosed that government will not terminate the 1.5% levy on electronic transactions, despite its application to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for economic assistance. This was…
Lack of support for E-Levy, and other government policies forced Ghana to IMF – Gabby Otchere-Darko
A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, says it is unfortunate the government has been forced to seek economic refuge from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).…
