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MTN users to continue paying e-levy despite removal until… - CEO announces

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MTN Ghana customers expecting an immediate removal of the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) will have to wait a little longer, as the telecom giant says it must follow due process before implementing the change. The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Stephen Blewett, has announced that the company cannot automatically stop charging the levy, despite President John Mahama signing a bill to repeal it. Speaking at the MTN House in …

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Blackbox Nigeria

MTN CEO Denies Data Theft Allegations, Attributes Rapid Depletion to Network Upgrades and Video Streaming - Blackbox Nigeria

Ghazali IbrahimThe Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Stephen Blewett, has categorically denied allegations that the telecom company is stealing customer data. In an interview at MTN House in Accra, Blewett attributed the rapid depletion of data to changes in network technology and customer behavior. Blewett’s response comes after widespread complaints from customers in Nigeria and other markets about unfair data consumption. Many users have …

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“We have no reason to steal your data"

GistReel The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Stephen Blewett, has responded to allegations that the telecom company is stealing customer data following concerns over the rapid exhaustion of data. In an interview at MTN House in Accra, Blewett addressed these widespread complaints, which have been circulating in various markets, particularly in Nigeria, where subscribers have been raising alarms over what they believe to be unfair data cons…

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MTN Ghana CEO Cites Regulatory Hurdles in E-Levy Removal

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://newsghana.com.gh/mtn-ghana-ceo-cites-regulatory-hurdles-in-e-levy-removal/MTN Ghana CEO Stephen Blewett has cautioned that the immediate abolition of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) remains contingent on formal regulatory approval, despite President John Mahama’s assent to scrap the tax. Speaking during his first media engagement since assuming office, Blewett empha…

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techlabari.com

Ghana Revenue Authority Scraps Controversial 1% E-Levy

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) dropped a major policy shift today, announcing the abolition of the 1% Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) as of April 2, 2025. The move, formalized through the Electronic Transfer Levy Act, 2022 (Act 1075) and its 2022 amendment (Act 1089), ends a controversial tax that sparked widespread backlash since its rollout […] The post Ghana Revenue Authority Scraps Controversial 1% E-Levy appeared first on Tech Labari.

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MyNewsGh

No more E-levy; GRA issues final directives to charging entities

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has officially directed all charging entities to cease the collection of the 1% Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) following President John Dramani Mahama’s assent to its repeal. “We wish to inform you that the President of the Republic of Ghana has assented to the Electronic Transfer Levy Act, 2022 (Act 1075) and the Electronic Transfer Levy (Amendment) Act, 2022 (Act 1089) bill, which abolishes the 1% E-Levy. T…

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