The Court added that the imposition of the surcharges does not invade Legislature’s authority to levy tax. MONROVIA – The Supreme Court of Liberia has ruled that the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) did not usurp the function of the Legislature when it published the imposition of surcharges on each minute of voice call and on each megabyte of internet data. The surcharge is a government revenue generator from the telecommunications sector which was recently implemented to replace the 5 percent tax. Judge Scheaplor R. Dunbar declared at the time that: “The petition for judicial review is denied and dismissed, and the resistance is sustained. The Court added that the imposition of the surcharges does not invade Legislature’s authority to levy tax.

Source: Front Page Africa September 03, 2020 15:56 UTC