We’ll abolish E-levy if NPP passes it into law – Asiedu Nketiah
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketiah says a future NDC government will abolish the Electronic Transaction levy (E-levy) should the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government succeeds in passing it into law.
Addressing protesters at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra Thursday morning [Feb 10, 2022] at the start of a street protest dubbed “YԐnntua”, organised by the a coalition of concerned Ghanaians against the proposed E-levy, Mr Asiedu Nketiah suggested the NPP government should look for other alternatives to raise revenue.
He said the NDC was not opposed to taxation but sees the E-levy as an attempt by the government to “rob” ordinary citizens of their source livelihood amidst the “prevailing economic hardship in the country.
He said the proposed E-levy was not taxation but “daylight robbery” since there are several alternatives for revenue generation.
He questioned the rationale to phase out the collection of road tolls.
Source: Graphic.com.gh
