#elevy

Actress Lydia Forson has finally waded into the conversation regarding the controversial E-Levy and she isn't happy about the government proposing the E-Levy. In November 2021, the Finance Minister of Ghana proposed the E-Levy as part government's 2022 budget and this has attracted massive reaction from many Ghanaians. The conversation about the E-Levy has still not died off as a number of Ghanaians have expressed unwillingness to pay the tax on electronic transactions. While some Ghanaians feel the E-Levy is a bad…

The member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri constituency, Annor Dompreh has alleged that the face of the Yagaba-Kubori MP has been cut with a razor blade during the commotion that characterized voting on the floor of the House regarding the E-levy.⁠ After the brawl that erupted in Parliament on Monday, 20th December 2021, Hon. Annor Dompreh who was speaking on Neat FM said; "What are we doing to ourselves? How can you cut the face of your colleague MP? The cameras and footages are there and we will all get to…

Controversial Ghanaian entrepreneur and comedienne Afia Schwarzenegger has waded into the conversation regarding the brawl that erupted in Parliament on 20th December 2021. A video of MPs seriously engaged i exchange of blows over the approval of the controversial e-levy has gone viral on social media making many Ghanaians angry over it. However Afia Schwarzenegger is of a different view despite the lawmakers disgracing themselves, the constituency the represent and the country as a whole. Afia Schwarzenegger in…

Renowned Ghanaian media personality and Manageress of GHoneTV, Nana Aba Anamaoh has added her voice to the conversation regarding a fight that erupted in Parliament on Monday 20th December 2021 over the controversial E-Levy. In Parliament on Monday, Parliamentarians were seen in Parliament exchanging blows after a misunderstanding erupted between the two major parties in the country over the E-Levy. While some Ghanaians have shamed the Parliamentarians for their misconduct, the media personality has suggested that…

The Minority leader in Parliament Honourable Haruna Iddrisu has made a quick U-turn from his initial stands of an outright rejection of the 2022 budget to accepting it if it the E-Levy is changed from 1.75% to 1%. According to him his decision to change his mind to accept the E-Levy comes after listening to officials in government, including the Minister of Finance. Speaking at the 10th anniversary launch of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunication in Accra on Thursday 2nd December 2021 he said; “A week ago, we said no,…

The #FixtheCountry Pressure group have on Friday 26th November 2021 embarked on another demonstration which ended in Parliament House for presentation of petition. This comes after the group asked Parliament to reject the 2022 budget and Economic Policy of Government presented in Parliament on Wednesday 17th November 2021 by Ken Ofori-Atta. The group says the 2022 budget is unacceptable and contain stuff that the ordinary Ghanaian wasn't expecting. “The E-levy is just one of the things that we want to talk about,…

The STC Managing Director, Nana Akomea has called on Ghanaians to welcome government's E-Levy policy. Nana Akomea believe that government of Ghana can accurately account for economic activities in the country noting that the E-Levy is a brilliant move. This comes after Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta read the 2022 budget in Parliament on 17th November 2021 stating that toll collection on major roads and bridges will be abolished and E-Levy introduced to compensate it. After considerable deliberations, Government…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Gabby Otchere-Darko has expressed concern over complaints coming from Ghanaians regarding the 2022 budget especially the E-Levy imposed on Mobile Money transactions in the country. He couldn't fathom on why the very same Ghanaians who screamed #fixthcountry are fighting against government's innovative way of raising money to develop the country. Mr. Otchere made this comment via a tweet on Monday 22nd November 2021. ''Ghana’s development paradox. You say you want the country…

Mmeber of Parliament Ursula Owusu Ekufful has reacted to the e-levy which government of Ghana has introduce and will be effective from 2022. There have been calls from the general public for government to scrap the 1.7 percent levy it will be imposing on all electronic transactions in Ghana from 2022 since it's draconian. The likes of Nana Aba Anamaoah has questioned why the government is imposing the tax on electronic transactions but lifting that of toll booth. Reacting to the ongoing conversation, the Minister…

The member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram Samuel Nartey George has said that the government of Ghana did not engage and of the service providers in the telcoms space before announcing the introduction of tax on mobile money service in the 2022 budget. In a tweet he wrote; Let me state for the records that the govt HAS NOT engaged any of the service providers in the telecoms space on how the draconian "digital tax" would be implemented. How do you announce a tax when those to implement it & be affected by it are…