The proposed E- levy if approved by Parliament will come into effect on February 1, 2022.
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E-Levy is a quinine tonic that Ghanaians must drink because we're broke – Financial analyst
A financial analyst, Joe Jackson has said the introduction of the 1.75% electronic transactions which covers mobile money payments, bank transfers, merchant payments, and inward remittances "is a quinine tonic that must be drunk at all costs because the country is currently broke."
Director of Business Operations at Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson
The tax has since been met with mixed reactions, with Ghanaians kicking against it and stressing that it will only place an extra burden on their finances.
The minority in parliament has announced that it will not support approval for the proposal.
Joe Jackson speaking on the development said the posture of the government in having the controversial E-Levy implemented is because the country is broke adding that E-Levy is a bitter pill that every Ghanaian must swallow to save the economy.
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Speaking on Accra FM, Jackson said "When some of us told them that the country is broke, they called us names…some even went ahead to brand some of us nation wreckers."
"Last year alone, the money Ghana got by way of taxes, donations, among others, 50 percent of all these funds were used to service interest on loans," he added.
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