Low revenue from e-levy means you need to listen to the concerns - Edudzi tells govt | 3NEWS.com

A private legal practitioner Mr Gordon Edudzi Tameklo has said the government needs to listen to the concerns raised against the implementation of the e-levy.

In his view, the failure of the e-levy to generate the expected revenue clearly tells the government to act expeditiously in addressing the concerns.

Analysts have suggested ways that can enable the government to generate the targeted revenue from the policy.

Speaking in an interview with TV3’s Alfred Ocansey on the Ghana Tonight show, he said the e-levy cannot be scrapped now because the telecommunication companies have invested in it.

If we reduce the rate the needed revenue will be met.

Expected revenue from the e-levy has been revised downwards from the initial ¢6.9billion as stated in the 2022 budget statement to ¢611million in the mid year budget review.

Regarding Value Added Tax (VAT) the expected revenue has been adjusted upwards from the initial ¢14,534,864,446 to ¢15,402,925,770.