Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority Leader in Parliament, who had won applause only days before for his Minority’s vehement opposition to the E-Levy, is now facing insults and attacks over a compromise he has reached.
These charges follow allegations that he has stated that his side is willing to accept a reduction of the proposed electronic transaction levy (e-levy) to 1% from 1.75 percent, as opposed to a complete withdrawal of the Levy.
“A week ago, it was no no no, we won’t accept e-levy but having listened to officials in government, including the Minister of Finance. I am convinced to accept a departure from my original no to accepting a one per cent e-levy,” he said.
Mr Iddrisu said this at the 10th Anniversary launch of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications in Accra on Thursday.
“Pegging the e-levy at one per cent was a great contribution to fiscal consolidation and would ensure the economy did not collapse going forward” he reportedly said.
“The digital economy was doing well and had facilitated a revolution in financial inclusion, hence it was unwise to overburden the telecommunication sector, Mr Iddrisu added.
