‘We Are Certain That The E-Levy Will Have No Negative Consequences For Ghanaians’ – Ursula Owusu

Ghana’s Communications and Digitalization minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has made it identified that the federal government is definite that the controversial E-levy that has been proposed won’t have any detrimental affect on Ghanaians.

The member of parliament of constituents within the Ablekuma West constituency made this identified in a latest submission.

In her submission, she mentioned;

“In response to the United Nations Financial Fee for Africa, 61 p.c of samples from Africa present that web gross sales had been efficient throughout the Covid-19.

In Ghana, the digital platform has surpassed paper as the first technique of conducting enterprise. Covid-19 was the catalyst for the digital platform within the yr 2020.

Our tax-to-GDP ratio is 12.2 p.c, which is among the many lowest in Sub-Saharan Africa. We have to fund our personal growth quite than counting on handouts from different nations.

E-levy, at a fee of 1.75 p.c, has been launched as Ghana’s lowest fee of any tax. Digital taxes have been launched in different nations at charges of as much as 10%, and we journey there to hunt loans for our growth and to borrow.

Primarily based on our experience and classes discovered from different nations, we’re sure that the e-levy can have no detrimental penalties for Ghanaians. I implore the minority to work with the federal government to get this e-levy handed.”

Supply: PressInformant