Ghana Parliament Minority Seeks Injunction to Prevent Implementation of New E-Levy

According to recent reports, the minority in Ghana's Parliament filed a motion with the Supreme Court on 19 April seeking an injunction to prevent the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) from implementing the new "Electronic Transfer Levy", or "E-Levy" on 1 May 2022. The 1.5% E-levy on electronic money transfers was approved as part of the Electronic Transfer Levy Act 2022 (Act 1075), which was approved on 29 March 2022 and published in the Official Gazette on 31 March. The minority is asking the S…