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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>This, according to the telcos, is to provide some relief to customers on government\u2019s planned implementation of the the controversial e-levy.In a statement by the Ghana Telecoms Chamber to this effect, it said the companies came to this conclusion to lessen the burden on Ghanaians.<\/p>\n

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunication (GTC) in a letter dated the 15th of December 2021 and entitled, \u201cElectronic Money Issuers Support to Customers on E-Levy\u201d, says its members, the Mobile Money Operators; Airtel Mobile Commerce Ltd (AirtelTigo Money), Mobile Money Limited (MTN MoMo), and Vodafone Ghana Mobile Financial Services Limited (Vodafone Cash, have followed keenly the national discussions on the e-levy policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have had extensive deliberation with government on the need to lessen the impact on our consumers\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe acknowledge the need to expand the tax base. However, to reduce the overall impact of the new levy on consumers, MTN and AirtelTigo have agreed to downward revision of their P2P (person to person transfer) fees by up to 25% depending on respective operator. Vodafone currently has no charges\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

The GTC release also noted that \u201ceach operator would notify their customers of the applicable revised rate when the e-levy bill is passed into law\u201d.\u201cOur customers service centres would be ready to provide to customers\u2019 assistance during the implementation of the e-levy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe pledge our continued support to our customers and would continue to deliver innovative products and service that would ensure the convenience of the digital financial platforms and support the national digital transformation effort\u201d the GTC statement further said.<\/p>\n

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunication (GTC) is the foremost mobile and technology industry association and a private initiative by the mobile network operators, infrastructure companies, OEMS and Electronic Money Issues in Ghana.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Ghana. This, according to the telcos, is to provide some relief to customers on government\u2019s planned implementation of the the controversial e-levy.In a statement by the Ghana Telecoms Chamber to this effect, it said the companies came to this conclusion to lessen the burden on Ghanaians. 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