Leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has finally backed down on the E-levy rejection.
He says his side now accepts the proposed Electronic Transaction Levy in the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government.
According to him, E-Levy is for the good of the country.
“A week ago, we said no, we won’t accept e-levy but having listened to officials in government, including the Minister of Finance, I am convinced to accept a departure from my original no to accepting a one percent e-levy,” he said this at the 10th-anniversary launch of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications in Accra on Thursday, December 2, 2021.
He however requested for E-Levy to be reduced from the proposed 1.75 to 1%.
The Minority Leader was optimistic that the e-levy at one percent was a great contribution to fiscal consolidation and would ensure the economy did not collapse going forward, he said.
The digital economy was doing well and had facilitated a revolution in financial inclusion, hence it was unwise to overburden the telecommunications sector, Mr Iddrisu said.
“We are not against it, but we want it fixed at one percent. We fear for double taxation because we already have the communication services tax,” he added.
The Tamale South MP initially disagreed with the deduction fee for business transactions not exceeding the GH¢100.00 threshold a day and called for it to be pegged at GH¢500.
But in a similar vein, he suggested that the money be pegged at GH¢300 after revising his notes.
Mr Iddrisu said Ghanaians needed to pay taxes to help develop the country, but not one that would further put strains on their tight purse.
Source: Vincent Kubi/Daily Guide
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This is what bribery and corruption means. In less than one week all your analysis that made you take a strong position that e-Levy is a backward policy has changed. Let me ask you this question, our market women whobgo to buy tomatoes from Burkina or yam from North, should they carry the cash with them or place it in electronic wallets to avoid ***barred word*** or highway armed robbers? If they should do the latter, don't you think as an MP and Minority Leader it is disgraceful to ask these market women to pay tax on these monies even when they have not reached their destination to buy tomatoes or yam, or even brought goods to Accra to sell, or even sold to establish their profits? You see the black man is so selfish that he will agree to murder just so the death can be pinned on one while he harvests the body parts to sell later. If you agree Ghanaians must pay tax, we hear. Personally I have no proof BUT I have no doubt you have been paid hush money.
Eeeeii. Talk about a quick turnaround. These politicians. Very disgraceful
A good fight anyway. Congrats to the opposition!
Just take it from me today. The NDC had more chances than any political party in Ghana to show their capability to develop our dear nation. And they'd messed up abysmally. You would definitely agree with me. If you juxtapose the level of development in Malaysia within the same period of time to that of Ghana under the NDC, then you will take up guns and shoot any dam head of the NDC. The Akufo-Addo's administration, the policies and its implementation are portraying the lost time of Ghana's development, and some good Semaritans of the NDC, the likes of Dr. Duffuor, are very apprehensive and uncomfortable. While the sycophants continue to bark from the roof-top in support of their own, so that the status quo of kleptocracy prevails.So my dear Mr. Allotey Jacobs, don't try to find excuses for anybody. Be happy that you have left the gang. The NDC propagandaists are specifically targeting the hardworking ministers of the Akufo-Addo administration to defame and discredit their integrity. Instead of demonstrating to the good people of Ghana that they present a better alternative to governance and economic management, they are desperately being dybolic and cynic