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Jan
Telecommunications companies in the country are yet to implement the 1 percent Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) announced by the government in the 2023 Budget. The government presenting the 2023 Budget and Economic Policy Statement, reviewed the 1.5 percent electronic transaction levy downwards to 1 percent effective January 2023. The reduction has also been approved by Parliament. But checks from Citi News’ Philip Nii Lartey revealed that telcos were yet to implement the revised rate four days into the new year. Joshua Edmonson, the Deputy National Public Relations Officer of the Mobile Money Association of Ghana said the revised rate will likely…