Sam George Slams Gov't Over E-levy Deduction

Concern citizens of Ghana have raised a huge protest on social media on the issue of E-levy deduction and transactions under GHc100.

This protest has gotten to the peak of the Ningo Prampram MP Sam Nartey George and has called on the government and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).

According to the MP, the controversial electronic levy was introduced too quickly, and the situation will only worsen.

The tax which began on May 1, 2022, imposes 1.5 percent on any transactions over GHc100 between mobile money or banks.

Sam George accused the government of hastily implementing the E-levy to damage the injunction case in court. 

In his post he wrote, Dear Ghana Revenue Authority – Official, have you noticed the many complaints and mess in your implementation of the obnoxious e-Levy? Is this the best May Day gift you can give to the hardworking Ghanaian people on behalf of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo?

My colleague, the Honorable John Ampontuah Kumah, Deputy Minister for Finance loudly called me a liar for saying that the configuration of the system was flawed and that the GRA and Ministry were not ready and should bow his head in shame.

I told the Nation that even GH50 transactions would be charged the 1.5% e-Levy because of the nature of implementation. I also said the reversal APIs had not been configured and deployed and so even when people are wrongly charged, there’s no remedy.

Here we are!

Abysmal illegality of implementation is what we are witnessing in an attempt to frustrate the injunction case in court. This mess is with on-net transactions oh, wait for the real chaos when they attempt the off-net and interoperability platform. The worst is yet to come. Pray for Ghana.