Scrap E-Levy, Bet and Emission taxes now – Mahama Ayariga to Bawumia
“In all honesty, I think Bawumia suffers serious credibility challenges. I didn’t waste time listening to his lecture. We have heard so many lectures about what the NPP government will do,”
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga is demanding the immediate abolishing of the controversial E-Levy, Bet Tax, and Emissions Tax.
According to him, rather than Dr Bawumia waiting to be elected as president of Ghana before doing so, he ought to do it now.
“In all honesty, I think Bawumia suffers serious credibility challenges. I didn’t waste time listening to his lecture. We have heard so many lectures about what the NPP government will do,” he said in an interview with newsalertgh.
He also criticized the economic management results under the NPP government and questioned the sincerity of Bawumia’s promises.
“All the taxes he said he would scrap and so on, I demand that it should be scrapped today. Ghanaians must rise and demand even if the chairman of the economic team did not believe in those taxes and was not honest to come out boldly and tell Ghanaians he did not believe in those taxes, and allowed the minority NDC to oppose those taxes and his side mobilized their numbers and voted in favour of the taxes and only for him today to come and tell us he doesn’t believe in those taxes and should be scrapped, we demand it should be scrapped now,” he added.
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the Flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party, has announced his intention to abolish the controversial E-Ley, Bet Tax, and Emissions Tax if elected as president of Ghana.
This announcement follows the introduction of the E-Levy in 2022, a tax that Vice President Bawumia had previously opposed.
During his first major address to the nation as the NPP flagbearer, Dr Bawumia firmly stated his opposition to taxes on electronic financial transactions and emphasized his commitment to abolishing the E-Levy to promote a cashless economy.
He further revealed plans to introduce a new tax regime, including abolishing the Emission Tax, betting tax, and the proposed 15% VAT on electricity tariffs, if it remains in effect by January 2025.
Dr Bawumia expressed his aim to create a friendly and flat tax regime that would benefit individuals and businesses, especially small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) that constitute the majority of businesses in Ghana.
Source:newsalertgh
