Declare publicly you will cancel e-levy when you come to power: A Plus tells NDC

Ghanaian musician and politician, Kwame Asare Obeng, Kwame A Plus has asked the opposition National Democratic Congress to make a public declaration, they will cancel the e-levy if they return into power.

Speaking on TV3 NewDay on Thursday, January 27 monitored by GhanaPlus.com he said  “I want to support NDC in their fight against e-levy. I want them to have a press conference. Call all Ghanaians and tell them that if e- levy is passed, when we come to power we will cancel it. They should bring everybody together and make this statement”. 

He was however of the view the NDC cannot make such a declaration publicly because they will not be able to fulfill it since that has been the usual through out Ghana’s political history.

“They will not but what is this whole fight and this noise. You will come and benefit, they will come and enjoy this money if NDC should come to power today they will explained why it is now importation, why it wasn’t important when NPP was in power,” A Plus explained.

“From kumipreko days, Akufo Addo demonstrated against kumipreko, made all the noise and people died. NPP came to power and increase vat, it has gone on and on, today it is e-levy. NDC will oppose e-levy, they will oppose, the day they come to power they won’t cancel. Even if they pass it today, NDC will come to power, they will not cancel it they will increase it or they will keep it the way it is,” A Plus emphasized.

E-Levy

Government of Ghana’s  proposed electronic transaction levy announced in its 2022 Budget Statement have been vehemently opposed by all and sundry including the opposition NDC.

According to them, the levy which seeks to tax a 1.75% on mobile money transaction above ₵100 will make worse the already difficult financial burden Ghanaians have had to deal with due to poor economic management.

However, government is hell bent on implementing the levy.

Source: GhanaPlus.com