E-levy is solution to unemployment – Joe Ghartey

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Essikado-Ketan Constituency, Mr Joe Ghartey has described the controversial E-levy as the solution to Ghana’s unending employment problem.

According to him, the government was creating financial opportunities for the youth to leverage to create their jobs and employ more people.

Mr Ghartey in a media engagement expressed the hope that the E-levy would be a gamechanger because it would broaden the tax net and help generate enough revenue for government projects.

“There are some communities that do not even have one kilometre of tarred road, the government needs money for infrastructural development and the E-levy will be a solution for these major developments”, he stated.

On Wednesday, November 17, 2021, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance on behalf of the government presented the 2022 Budget indicating a 1.75 per cent charge on all electronic transactions.