Business News of Saturday, 18 December 2021
Source: 3news.com
2021-12-18
Parliament House of Ghana
Ghana’s Parliament on Friday December 17 passed the appropriation bill but did not consider the proposed E-levy.
The consideration of the e-levy has been shifted to Monday when the finance Committee sits.
The introduction of the levy met resistance from the opposition lawmakers in Parliament.
The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, said that his side in Parliament would not support the policy proposal because it serves as a disincentive for the growth of digital economy.
Speaking at a post-budget workshop in Ho on Saturday November 20, he said “Mr Speaker, understandably, we see that the Minister of Finance seeks to introduce some measures including the now popularly declared e-levy or digital levy as some have quite named it.
“Mr Speaker, our concern is whether the e-levy itself is not and will not be a disincentive to the growth of digital economy in our country. We are convinced that the e-levy may as well even be a disincentive to investment and a disincentive to private sector development in our country.”
“We in the minority may not and will not support government with the introduction of that particular e-levy. We are unable to build national consensus on that particular matter.”