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Government through the Information Ministry organised its third Townhall meeting at Tamale in the Northern Region to explain the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) to the populace.
The meeting was to sensitise citizens on the controversial e-levy as well as take feedback from relevant stakeholders on the levy.
The public’s feedback on the e-levy is expected to help the government with the implementation.
The following speakers; Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta; Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah; Hassan Tampuli, who is the MP for Gushegu, Mavis Hawa Koomson, Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development; and Northern Regional Minister, Shani Alhassan Saibu will be addressing the audience at the event.
Prior to this, two Townhall meetings have been held in the Western and Eastern regional capitals to educate the masses on the advantages of the levy.
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