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The outcomes of increased financial inclusion in Ghana have been mixed

Domestic resource mobilisation cannot be achieved by over-taxing the livelihoods of the most vulnerable workers in the informal sector.

The levy introduced in March 2022 was supposed to fetch the country over US$900 million. However, the government recently confirmed that the

The Electronic Transaction levy commonly called E-levy has raked in ¢328.80million as at September 2022, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced.

Amidst widespread criticism, Ghana has introduced a new 1.5% tax on electronic payments – the so-called e-levy. For many Ghanaians already struggling with rising living costs, the tax represents yet another economic burden.

This week we look at digital payments. The Central African Republic becomes the first African country to adopt bitcoin as its official currency. And: Ghana slaps a tax on electronic cash. People say it's just pinching the pennies from their pockets. Plus, a first for African arts.  Uganda has opened its first Pavilion in Venice Biennale, earning the first 'Special Mention' for a newcomer country. 

The NDC has called the so-called 'E-Levy' of 1.5% 'regressive' and unlawful because there was no quorum in parliament when it was passed; opposition lawmakers had walked out of the proceedings in protest

Ghana's parliament approved a new 1.5% tax on electronic payments, known as the "e-levy," on Tuesday after the opposition walked out in protest.

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