Member of Parliament for Nyiaeso, Dr. Stephen Amoah said the controversial 1.75 percent levy on electronic transactions will be approved even without the cooperation of the Minority caucus.
Speaking in an interview with TV3, the member of Parliament said the e-levy bill before Parliament will be passed whether the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs intervene or not.
“Whatever they [Minority] want to do, we will pass it… We will pass it at the right time. They can’t do anything,” he said.
The NDC caucus argues that the introduction of the e-levy on electronic transactions will aggravate the plight of Ghanaians and will be a financial burden on them.
The NDC MPs want to see to it that the e-levy bill does not survive, citing numerous reasons as the basis for their stance against the bill.
However, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Attah said the levy is a commendable initiative to increase Ghana's tax-to-GDP from 13% to about 16% or even more.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin on Monday, January 25, told the majority caucus to always resort to consultations on their policies to enable businesses to run smoothly in the chamber.
However, Stephen Amoah said the e-levy bill will be passed and that the majority caucus does not necessarily need the cooperation of the NDC caucus to pass it.
Stephen Amoah believes that the NDC MPs are fighting the introduction of the levy because they fear that the government will raise more revenues for developmental projects.
He said the NDC MPs "know this is going to transform and change the lives of Ghanaians."
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