Dr. Dickson Adomako Kissi, a Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom, is pleading with Ghanaians to support the government to implement the controversial e-levy policy.
The e-levy has become a bone of contention among the Members of Parliament (MPs) and the citizenry as the country is tossed between whether or not to approve it.
With a section of the MPs in full support of this initiative, the other half is vehemently opposed to its implementation.
To the opposition, this e-levy will compound the hardships of Ghanaians.
But speaking on Peace FM's ''Kokrokoo'', Dr. Dickson Adomako Kissi sides with the Majority in Parliament who are yearning to pass the E-levy Bill which will subject Ghanaians to deductions on all their electronic transactions.
According to Dr. Dickson Adomako Kissi, the e-levy is a test to the world that Ghanaians are indeed ready for development, therefore urging the citizens to embrace it.
He explained that in a case where Ghana may go for a loan for development, the joy in paying the e-levy will serve as evidence to the lenders and investors that the nation is truly serious to be developed.
''In the future, should we go for a loan for our development, they will ask whether the citizens are ready for development and I plead with Ghanaians that this contribution to our development will ensure that if someone is coming to give us a loan, the person will say 'yes, the country has accepted they want development'. This is the truest test that Ghanaians are ready for development because we have all accepted to support with our quota . . . For me, looking into the future, this is a statement that Ghanaians are making to our President and those abroad that we are ready for development'," he advised the citizenry.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Joshau, in Ghana we already have VAT which is over 17%. That equates to the Hamonous tax in Canada. Do you pay money for withdrawing your wages in Canada? Ghanains are already paying taxes in excess. Corruption has been swallowing our taxes. Even, the petrol we currently buy at over 7 cedis per litre, taxes and other levies make up about 3.5 cenis. It means fuel could be bought at half the current prices if not for taxes. Ghanaians are tired of lies and propaganda from this excessively corrupt government.
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1. In Ontario, Canada. There's a provincial tax called (Hamonous) and it's 13% that is added to everything you buy from the shop. Suppose you see a pair of shoes that is priced at $100, you'd pay additional 13% on it so you'd end up paying for $113 at the cashier. Ghanaians complain too much but expect so much... Even if you go to the bank and exchange money from Canadian dollars to the US dollars, you'd be taxed 7% SO 1.75% IS A DROP IN THE OCEAN AND TELL GHANAIANS NOT TO THING OF COMING TO NORTH AMERICA BECAUSE TAXES IS WHAT MAKE THIS COUNTRY WORKED USA AND CANADA DO NOT BORROW TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR CITIZENS BUT RATHER THE CITIZENS PAY FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT NO FREE LUNCH ANY WHERE IN THE WORLD LAZY GHANAIANS THE FREE DAYS ARE OVER LOOSERS.
Idiat Mallafakers.