Minority leader Hon. Haruna Iddrisu has come out to reveal that the 1% e-levy tax that would be imposed starting the next year 2022 is acceptable by the minority in parliament.
Speaking during the 10th Anniversary launch of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications in Accra on Thursday revealed that his side will readily accept a reduction of the proposed electronic transaction levy (e-levy) to 1% from 1.5%.
According to them, they are not against the e-levy that the finance minister Ken Ofori Atta presented during his address of the budget statement for next year but they are worried about the rate that they want to charge.
According to him, they would accept the budget should the government reduce the levy from the now 1.5% to 1% so that it would ease the burden of people using the mobile money services.
“A week ago, it was no no no, we won’t accept e-levy but having listened to officials in government, including the Minister of Finance.
“I am convinced to accept a departure from my original no to accepting a one percent e-levy,” he said.
