Parliament has finally approved the controversial electronic transactions levy otherwise known as E-levy on Tuesday March 29, 2022.
This was after the Minority staged a walkout during the second reading on the controversial bill in Parliament.
According to the Minority, the E-levy was not among the Parliament’s business statement for the week, and were surprised by the unexpected consideration of the levy.
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The speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin was was surprised about the Minority decision to walkout of parliament but indicated that the move won’t had any effect on the course of proceedings.
The bill was amended from 1.75 percent to 1.5 percent today, Tuesday, March 29, 2022 and was presented to parliament by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta who moved the motion for the bill to be passed.
The E-levy be a tax on electronic transactions, which includes mobile-money payments.
The charge will apply to electronic transactions that are more than GH¢100 on a daily basis.
