The principal streets of Accra were painted red as demonstrators matched in protest of the proposed 1.75% electronic transaction levy (E-Levy) by the government.
The demo, dubbed ‘Justice 4 Ghana’, is being led by a former Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC).
Clad in red, the ‘bitter-faced’ demonstrators held placards with the inscription; country hot! our girlfriends are moving to Togo, Bawumia 3wiey3, sky bath levy, Nana Abr3 among others.
The 1.75% tax was announced by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, during the 2022 budget presentation on Wednesday, November 17, 2021.
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta who presented the government’s budget statement in parliament said the levy was to increase tax revenues for the country.
He added that the statement was occasioned by the surge in mobile money transactions during the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020.
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