He made this known when he addressed Parliament’s Government Assurances Committee members on Tuesday, August 30, 2022.
He stated that the E-levy has not raked in the expected revenue for the government to use.
He said “One of the key areas of the E-Levy was the road sector. So if it had been, for instance, supported it could have helped.”
Amoako-Atta disclosed to the Committee members that the Finance Ministry had not released all the amounts to the Roads Ministry to fix more roads.
Data from the Finance Ministry showed a significant shortfall in revenue from the tax.
The government has not met its target of raising some GH¢4.5 billion from the E-levy.
The government commenced the implementation of the levy on May 1, 2022, after its announcement in the 2022 budget.
