No Ghanaian will pay E-Levy while Akufo-Addo is living large— Mahama spews
Former President, John Dramani Mahama says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not soften its stance on the controversial e-levy for government to overburden the citizenry with taxes.
According to him, the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is living large and expressed regret in the government’s inability to trim expenditure and other related vices.
“The NDC remains opposed to the imposition of the numerous fresh taxes on Ghanaians at a time when Government is living large and unwilling or unable to trim expenditure, cut waste and check corruption,” Mr Mahama lamented in a Facebook post.
He insisted “these burdensome taxes” would erode business capital, especially at a time when government has “crowded out the private sector’s access to credit by its voracious appetite for borrowing.”
To him, the Akufo-Addo-led administration has collapsed the economy following the debt crisis, for which he said there are very few tangible projects to show for.
Meanwhile, the minority in Parliament said the E-levy would not occupy the attention of Parliament as it reconvenes within the course of the week.
Deputy Minority Chief Whip, Ibrahim Ahmed, disclosed that the business committee has not scheduled the bill for consideration for the week.
He said the government intended to consult the Minority, the majority and the telecommunication networks before the bill returned to the house.
“Let me state emphatically that clearly contrary to the expectation of many Ghanaians that the almighty E-levy, which brought fighting, commotion and chaos in our Parliament. And held the name of Ghana to public ridicule is not in the business statement of agenda in Parliament from Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday,” he added.
Source: www.spotonnews.net
