President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the unanimous decision taken by the Supreme Court, in its ruling of Wednesday, March 9, 2022, on the voting rights of Deputy Speakers of Parliament, should put the matter to rest. According to President Akufo-Addo, he was surprised by the furore that was generated on whether or not Deputy Speakers of […]
The vociferous Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has explained why he is “furious” about what he describes as the long absence of the MP for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo from Parliament. Speaking on GTV’s Breakfast Show Monday [Feb21,2022] morning, Mr Agyapong said he was furious because he was at the receiving […]
The Tema High Court has dismissed a habeas corpus application by Oliver Mawuse Barker-Vormawor who has been charged with treason felony and is currently in police custody. He is expected to reappear at the Ashaiman District Court on February 28, 2022. A habeas corpus is a writ issued by a court directing one who holds […]
The Deputy Majority Leader has revealed that the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, will withdraw the controversial Electornic Transactions Levy (E-levy) in Parliament and re-introduce same later. Alexander Afenyo-Markin said government will withdraw the controversial levy on Tuesday, February 15. Presenting the business statement for Parliament next week, the Effutu MP said the e-levy will be […]
The government has concluded extensive consultations with key stakeholders on the electronic transactions levy (E-Levy) to help build consensus around the passage of the revenue measure. It has also secured the blessing of telecommunication companies (telcos) on the levy in the spirit of burden sharing, which has caused the firms to agree to shave off […]
Two industry operators have come up with interventions to help reduce the overall impact of the proposed taxes, particularly, the Electronic Levy (ELevy) by the government in the 2022 Budget and likely to be implemented next year, following the approval of the Appropriations Bill by Parliament last Friday. The decision to come up with the […]
The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has called on Parliament to demand accountability on how revenues from the proposed E-Levy will be utilised rather than opposing its introduction. According to him, the House as part of its accountability mechanisms must demand of government specific estimates for specific sectors and put in the necessary […]
The Ministry of Finance has refuted allegations that a private company has been awarded a contract to collect the proposed Electronic levy (E-levy) on Mobile Money transactions, inward remittances and ATM withdrawals. Instead, the Finance Ministry in a statement issued yesterday said the Ghana Revenue Authority is the state agency mandated to collect the levy […]
The government has made concessions in the 2022 Budget Statement as part of consensus-building around the policy document. The concessions include the exclusion of mineral royalties collateralisation in the Agyapa Royalties deal, the earmarking of about GH¢10 million to complete feasibility studies and engineering for coastal communities adversely affected by tidal waves, as well as […]
Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said that the electronic transaction levy (E-levy) will be reduced from 1.75% to at least 1.5%. According to him, the reduced charge was captured in the revised version of the 2022 budget submitted by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Tuesday. Speaking on PM Express, he said the reduction […]
After Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta’s 2022 Budget presentation, as usual, some critics by every means want to engage in vile propaganda against Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. This time around, these critics are using a suggestion by Dr. Bawumia. It would be recalled that in an interview with Kwame Sefa Kayi, Dr. Bawumia said that […]
The Telecommunications Chamber has stated that it will engage the government on the newly introduced electronic transaction levy to ensure all-inclusive digital transactions at all levels. According to Chief Executive Officer of the Telecommunications Chamber, Kenneth Ashigbey, the government did not engage the telecommunications industry before introducing the new levy. “So far as this particular […]
