GhanaWeb Business understands that President has fulfilled a key campaign promise by signing into law amended bills that abolish the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy), Betting Tax, and Emissions Levy.
This action, completed on April 2, 2025, follows the passage of a resolution in parliament to abolish these taxes. , on March 26, 2025, voted to approve the repeal of the Electronic Transfer Levy Act, 2022 (Act 1075).
In a manner similar to the initial passage of the law in 2022, the House on Wednesday conducted the repeal process under a Certificate of Urgency, expediting the second reading, consideration, and third reading stages.
Speaking during the second reading stage, the Majority Leader, , highlighted an observation made by the Finance Committee; that repealing the law would make GH¢2 billion available to Ghanaian citizens in the form of disposable income.
