Pres. Nana Addo breaks silence on E-levy, calls on Ghanaians to support Government’s revenue mobilisation drive

The President of the Republic Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo has finally written on the Electronic Transactions Levy.

The electronic transactions Levy popularly called E-levy is a new tax of 1.75% which the current Government led by President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo is seeking to impose on Ghanaians.

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In a tweet on his officially verified Twitter handle, the first gentleman of the land called on Ghanaians to support the government’s revenue mobilizatiom drive by supporting to the E-Levy.

In his tweet, the first gentleman of the country said “Let’s support Government’s revenue mobilisation drive; let’s support the e-levy. #ELevyForDevelopment”.

SEE TWEET BELOW

Let’s support Government’s revenue mobilisation drive; let’s support the e-levy. #ELevyForDevelopment pic.twitter.com/8doVKR3DS9

— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) February 16, 2022

Below is the list of Electronic Transactions covered under the Electronic transactions Levy

1. Mobile money transfers between accounts on the same electronic money issuer (EMI)
2. Mobile money transfers from an account on one EMI to a recipient on another EMI
3. Transfers from bank accounts to mobile money accounts
4. Transfer from mobile money accounts to bank accounts
5. Bank transfers on a digital platform or application which originate from a bank account belonging to an individual to another individual

SOURCE : Coverghana.com.gh