Telcos Chamber Warns Against Faking Wrongful E-Levy Deductions

Ghana Chamber of Telecommunication has cautioned that persons who also fake wrongful deductions as part of implementation of the E-levy risk facing legal actions. The government, together with the entities facilitating the implementation, have put in place all mechanisms to correct the exempted transactions that have so far been

affected in the modified phased implementation of the levy. In an interview, CEO of the chamber, Ken Ashigbey assured that affected persons will be reimbursed once they are able to prove their identity. The system will not be able to tell the identity of the money on the other side when the money is transferred and the levy is applied. There is a process for customer to report for verification

for the refund to be made. That process is in place, and it’s something the Commissioner General [of GRA] has issued directives on, so it’s being worked on. The note of caution is that when these claims are being collected, we should make sure that it’s genuine. If the GRA finds out that a claim is false, it will take you on legally, Ashigbey added.