Africa-Press – Ghana. Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu and two members of the minority caucus are praying the Supreme Court to stop the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) from collecting the controversial E-levy on May 1, 2022.
The MPs had earlier filed a writ challenging the quorum that passed the controversial law which was expected to be heard on May 4. However they want the commencement of the E-levy administration fixed for May 1, halted.
In a motion notice for an application for interlocutory injunction filed at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, the NDC MPs want the government to be restrained from commencing with the implementation of the Levy until the determination of the substantive suit before the Court.
They argue that “a determination by the Court that the Electronic Transfer Levy Act, 2022(Act 1075) was passed contrary to Article 104(1) of the Constitution would render the Electronic Transfer Levy Act, 2022(Act 1075) null and void and of no effect.
“Therefore, it is judicially prudent that the Government of Ghana through the Ghana Revenue Authority or its officers and agents are restrained from commencing with the implementation of the Levy until the constitutionality of the passage of the Electronic Transfer Levy Act, 2022(Act 1075) is determined”, the motion read. The motion is expected to be moved on May 4, 2022.
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