The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has presented eight bills to Parliament in furtherance of the government’s pledge to abolish the electronic transfer levy (E-levy) and betting tax among others.
He presented the legal documents to the House on March 13.
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The eight bills include Electronic Transfer Levy (Repeal) Bill, 2025, Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Revenue Administration (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Special Import Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Emissions Levy (Repeal) Bill, 2025, Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Growth and Sustainability Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and Earmarked Funds Capping and Realignment (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
The Finance Minister pleaded with members to consider the bills under a certificate of urgency.
It would be recalled that on Wednesday, March 12, Dr Forson announced that he will present a bill to Parliament under a certificate of urgency to repeal several taxes.
“Tomorrow morning, I will be going to Parliament to submit the bills, and I expect Parliament to take them through a certificate of urgency,” Dr. Forson disclosed.
