Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says the Minority in Parliament has filed an injunction application at the Supreme Court in Accra against the implementation of the controversial electronic transfer levy E-levy.
This injunction application is pending the determination of its substantive case currently before the apex court.
The Court has scheduled the hearing of the case for May 4, 2022.
In a Facebook post, the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said the application was successfully filed on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.
Government approved the E-levy despite a walkout staged by the Members of Parliament from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) side.
This decision was reached after the Consideration Stage was completed by a Majority-sided House on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
The Bill, which was considered under a certificate of urgency, was adopted at a reduced rate of 1.5% from the initial 1.75%.
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has already hinted that its structures have been revised and ready to ensure mobilization of the income.
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After the passage of the E-levy minority Leader of Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, and his colleagues Mahama Ayariga and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, dragged the Attorney-General to the Supreme Court over the approval of the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy).
They are contending that Parliament did not have the required number of at least half of its members present, when the controversial tax policy was approved.
Meanwhile, A former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central and former Minister for Roads and Highways, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, says the minority’s court case on the E-levy is a difficult one.
“I expected them to bring the debate to its logical conclusion. Having opposed the E-levy, the Minority ought not to have walked out. Everyone knows the role the minority played in respect to the passage of the E-levy. If they were in Parliament the issue of quorum would not be raised,” Alhaji Inusah Fuseini told Atinka FM.
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