The Bole District Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Mr. Kipo Sulemana, has chided the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for their opposition of the electronic levy.
According to him, the opposition party is not fighting for the ordinary Ghanaian like they claim.
Mr Sulemana, who is also the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of the Bole District Communication Directorate said the NDC are only opposing the e-levy because they know it will guarantee the ruling government victory in the next elections as more revenue will be generated for developmental initiatives.
He made the claim during an appearance on Yagbon radio morning show (Tea Cup), on Monday January 31, 2022, that the NDC fears that the E-levy will give government needed fiscal space to undertake development and set the grounds for a 2024 victory for the party when next polls are held.
However, speaking on the same platform, Mr Augustine Jimah, a communication team member of the NDC in Bole, was of the view that, the tax is meant to simply bring untold hardship on Ghanaians as it is tantamount to taxing capital.
According to Mr Augustine, the e-levy tax is discrimatory as individuals who chose to pay for items bought through mobile
money will have to pay more as compared to another who pays for the items bought directly.
He added that the NPP government for the past five years has borrowed millions of Ghana cedis with nothing to show and hence the e-levy will amount to nothing.
Background.
The E-tax, according to the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is to enhance financial inclusion and protect the vulnerable.
Transactions covering mobile money payments, bank transfers, merchant payments, and inward remittances will have the levy imposed on them and will be borne by the sender.
However, the levy will be waived for transactions that amount to 100 Ghana cedis in a day or approximately 3,000 Ghana cedis per month.
The government says portions of revenue collected from the levy will be used to support entrepreneurship, youth employment, cybersecurity, digital, and road infrastructure among others.
Source: yagbonradioonline
