The Association of Mobile Money Agents has suspended its intended demonstration scheduled to take place today, Thursday, 23 December 2021, against the government’s proposed e-levy.

According to the association, the decision to suspend the strike follows parliament’s recess and its inability to receive its petition.

The group also noted that the Ministry of Communications and the National Communications Authority, have resolved to receive its petition for further deliberation.

“We are, by this communiqué, calling on all members to hold on from going on strike/demonstration, as intended to take place on the 23rd of December 2021”.

“We know that our members are very resolute and poised to get on the streets to fight for the protection of their business but we cannot do away with the fact that we are Ghanaians and must be concerned about how we intend to make this strike/demonstration happen,” the association noted in a statement issued on Wednesday, 22 December 2021.

Mobile money agents in the country intended to demonstrate and strike to express their displeasure against the 1.75 per cent e-levy proposed in the 2022 budget.

A statement signed by the General Secretary of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAAG), Mr Evans Otumfuo, to that effect, said: “The union wishes to inform the general public, customers and users of mobile money that as part of actions to register our total displeasure with the government’s proposed e-levy of 1.75 per cent, we deem it necessary to embark on an industrial action”.

“As an association that implements all mobile money policies through our operators, we see this levy as very regressive and critical to the survival of our businesses”.

“Consequently, as part of our demonstration on Thursday, 23 December 2021, our services as mobile money agents will not be accessible across the country”.

“All agents will go on strike, hence all outlets will remain closed. If all efforts remain futile, an indefinite action will be taken thereafter”, the group’s earlier statement noted.