The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says the controversial E-levy will go even if the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) does not get the justice it deserves at the Supreme Court.
His comment follows a statement by Former President, Mr John Dramani Mahama that a future NDC Government will repeal the E-levy.
Giving a lecture on Monday, May 2, 2022, dubbed, ” Ghana at a Crossroads”, Mr Mahama re-assured Ghanaians that the E- Levy will be abolished when the NDC comes back to power.
“A new National Democratic Congress Government, God willing and with the votes of the sovereign people of Ghana – in 2025 – will repeal the E-Levy Act,” he said.
Reacting to this, Mr Ablakwa wrote, “I am absolutely elated to hear former President Mahama’s firm assurance that a future NDC government will repeal the abhorrent and detestable E-Levy. This gives me great hope that even if we do not get the justice we deserve in the Supreme Court and on the streets, E-Levy will go!”
Controversies
The E-levy was passed on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 in Parliament.
After it was passed, the Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, and his colleagues; Mahama Ayariga and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, dragged the Attorney-General to the Supreme Court over the approval of the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy).
They contend that Parliament did not have the required number of at least, half of its members present when the controversial tax policy was approved.
They therefore required the Supreme Court to declare that the said approval was contrary to law.
But during the process, Government announced that the implementation of the E-levy will commence on May, 1st, 2022.
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) also hinted that its structures had been revised and ready to ensure mobilization of the income.
On Tuesday, April 19th, 2022, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, together with Mr Haruna Iddrisu and Mr Mahama Ayariga again filed an application at the Supreme Court to injunct the implementation of the E-Levy pending the determination of its substantive case which is at the apex court.
On Sunday, May 1st 2022, the deduction of the E-levy took effect.
Meanwhile, the hearing of the application of injunction on the implementation of the E-Levy has been fixed for May 4th, 2022.
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