‎Today.com.gh readers rate scrapping of E-Levy, Betting Tax as Mahama’s top 2025 interventions

‎Readers of Today.com.gh have rated the scrapping of the e-levy and betting tax as the Mahama administration’s most favourable intervention in 2025.
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‎The removal of the e-levy and betting tax attracted 40.91 percent of total responses, placing it clearly ahead of all other options presented to readers.
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‎E-Levy (Electronic Transaction Levy) and the Betting Tax were significant digital taxes in Ghana, with E-Levy taxing mobile money transfers and the Betting Tax (around 10%) taxing gaming winnings, both introduced to boost revenue.
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‎The National Democratic Congress pledged to repeal it in the 2024 general election campaign season as they were deemed ineffective and burdensome.
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‎They were officially repealed in April last year.
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‎The outcome suggests that policies offering immediate financial relief continue to strike a chord with sections of the public, particularly amid ongoing economic adjustments.
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‎Many respondents appeared to prioritise interventions that directly affect disposable income and everyday transactions.
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‎Two other interventions followed some distance behind but still recorded notable approval.
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‎The decision to constitute a government with fewer than 60 ministers and deputies, alongside the Ghana Goldbod Initiative, each secured 18.18 percent of responses.
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‎The results point to appreciable public support for efforts aimed at reducing the size of government and restructuring the gold sector to enhance value retention.
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‎Education-focused policies attracted more modest interest. Free tertiary education for persons with disabilities and the uncapping of the GETFund each accounted for 9.09 percent of responses.
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‎Observers say this may reflect cautious optimism about long-term social investments, even if they do not command the same urgency as tax-related measures.
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‎The No Fees Stress Policy registered 4.55 percent, placing it among the least favoured interventions in the poll.
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‎This could be linked to the insignificant number of readers who are either beneficiaries of the program or have yet to see first-hand its benefits to university students.
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‎Several initiatives failed to attract any support during the polling period. Free sanitary pads for girls in schools, the uncapping of NHIS funding, the Feed Ghana Programme and the One Million Coders Programme all recorded 0.00 percent.
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‎The absence of support does not necessarily indicate rejection, but may be due to limited awareness or competing priorities among respondents.
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‎While the poll reflects only the views of participating readers and is not a scientific survey, it offers a snapshot of public sentiment around the Mahama government’s 2025 policy agenda.