Parliament has passed the controversial E-Levy by mainly the Majority side of the House after the Minority staged a walkout.
The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, said his side still opposes the E-Levy hence the walkout.
Iddrisu urged President Akufo-Addo to withdraw the E-Levy Bill from the House as the Minority will not have anything to do with the controversial Bill
Earlier, Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister for Finance said the government has decided to reduce the E-Levy charges from 1.75% to 1.5%.
He said the decision for the reduction was due to the various stakeholder engagements undertaken by the government.
Moving for the E-Levy Bill to be read for the second time in Parliament on Tuesday (29 March), Ofori-Atta said: “…the government has also decided to reduce the rate of the levy from 1.75% of the transfer to 1.5% of the transfer.”
He said the object of this bill [E-Levy] is to broaden the tax of the country and impose a levy on electronic transfers to enhance the government’s drive for revenue mobilisation.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com
