A piece of breaking news reaching us at OccupyGh.com indicates that Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta in the name of the Government of Ghana has agreed to withdraw the controversial E-levy in Parliament.
However, there is a catch… the withdrawal is to enable the reintroduction after a careful assessment and possibly reduction of the rate by the Finance Minister.
This was made public by the Deputy Majority Leader.
Alexander Afenyo-Markin said the government will withdraw the controversial levy on Tuesday, February 15.
Presenting the business statement for Parliament next week, the Effutu MP said the government will reintroduce the E-levy Friday, February 18.
According to Joy News’ Parker Wilson, the reintroduced levy be at a reviewed percentage of 1.5.
More details shortly. Visit OccupyGh.com for more related stories.
Source: OccupyGh.com
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