The government will on Thursday, January 27, 2022, hold a town mall meeting on the controversial Electronic Transactions Levy (E-levy).
The town hall meeting according to the government is to explain the importance of the E-levy as well as take feedback and inputs from relevant stakeholders on the levy.
This would-be the first in a series of such engagements to educate the public on the E-levy.
According to the government, the feedback from the town hall meeting will inform it on the implementation of the levy.
The town hall meeting will feature Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister for Communication and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah and Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
Also, to be in attendance at the forums will be sector-specific Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other relevant industry stakeholders.
The Town Hall Meeting is being organised by the Ministry of Information.
It will be live on various television networks in the country as well as the Ministry’s social media pages.
Ken Ofori-Atta who disclosed this last week at a media engagement said “Beginning on Thursday, a team comprising myself, colleague ministers and other key members of government will embark on a public engagement and sensitisation campaign across the country. We intend to communicate clearly on the proposed mechanics of the e-levy, its potential benefits to the people of Ghana within the spirit of burden-sharing that must guide us in our development efforts as we move Ghana Beyond Aid.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana