{"id":1040078,"date":"2022-03-30T21:01:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T21:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/30\/e-levy-may-be-implemented-in-may-finance-minister-hints\/"},"modified":"2022-03-30T21:01:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T21:01:45","slug":"e-levy-may-be-implemented-in-may-finance-minister-hints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/30\/e-levy-may-be-implemented-in-may-finance-minister-hints\/","title":{"rendered":"E-levy may be implemented in May \u2013 Finance Minister hints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Finance-Minister-Ken-Ofori-Atta-presents-Budget-2022_13-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta presents Budget 2022_13\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ken Ofori-Atta <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1241499838&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has hinted that the implementation of the Electronic Transaction Levy may commence in May, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will have all the systems in place for the operationalization of the levy by then.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the nation is settled, there is a certain spirit of calmness\u2026. we had a key meeting with the Controller General and the GRA and they have indicated to us that right at the beginning of May, they should be able to get the systems altogether,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>This revelation follows the passing of the e-levy Bill by Parliament on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The Bill was passed after deliberations at the Consideration Stage was concluded by a Majority-sided House on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The Bill, which was considered under a certificate of urgency, proposed a reduced rate of 1.5% from the initial 1.75% amid a\u00a0Minority walkout. President Akufo-Addo is expected to assent to the Bill for it to become law.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to this, Mr Ofori-Atta stated that \u201cI think yesterday, we registered the moment in our history when things came together and we shall move forward and conquer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Touching on the suit by the Minority Group over the approval of the Bill, the Finance Minister said; \u201cThat is democracy; when someone has a problem, they go to court to resolve it, and then they move on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that he doesn\u2019t see anything dramatic about the NDC going to court to have their issues addressed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe there was a quorum in the House, your walking out does not mean that there was no quorum. You could have gone to lunch and then come back, who knows? So we are really pleased that things went well,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"xXC5QNEsfHY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Don&#039;t Know The Father of My Child - 14-Year-Old Girl Cries - Obra on Adom TV (30-3-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xXC5QNEsfHY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ken Ofori-Atta The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has hinted that the implementation of the Electronic Transaction Levy may commence in May, 2022. 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