The most awaited NDC Youth-led Yentua Demonstration which is planned to protest against the introduction of the controversial E-levy bill is taking effect today, 10 February 2022.
Per the arrangement, demonstrators are expected to converge at the Obra Spot where the protest will begin through the Kwame Nkrumah Avenue through Farisco, Striking Force, the Kinbu Road, the Octagon, and the National Theatre through the AU Roundabout and finally end at the Parliament House.
According to the Police, the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) will deploy personnel to assist with traffic management.
The opposition NDC and its representatives in Parliament have vowed to kick against the 1.75 percent levy which they said will affect electronic transactions and the poor masses.
Meanwhile, the government has explained that the upsurge in the use of e-payment platforms, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been an impetus for the introduction of the levy.
As a result, Ghana recorded a total of GHS500 billion from e-transactions in 2020 compared with GHS78 billion in 2016.
However, the government says the e-Levy proceeds will be used to support development in the country such as entrepreneurship, youth employment, cyber security, and digital and road infrastructure and among other things.
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