Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has confident Ghanaians that the following National Democratic Congress (NDC) authorities will repeal the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) Act in the first one hundred days if it secures a parliamentary majority.
The NPP authorities on May 1, 2022, started the implementation of the arguable levy.
Subsequently, pinnacle officers of the competition NDC went to the city after former President John Dramani Mahama promised to repeal the E-Levy Act whilst the birthday celebration wins the 2024 popular elections.
Speaking to GHOne TV in an interview on Thursday, Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu stated all of the subsequent NDC authorities will want to meet the promise is a parliamentary majority.
He stated if this is secured, the E-Levy Act could be repealed withinside the first one hundred days.
“There are the ones we name the primary one hundred days choices of H.E John Dramani Mahama if he receives elected as president. Some should occur in the first week that parliament is sitting. One of the legislation that H.E John Dramani Mahama has pledged to repeal and I pray we've got a parliamentary majority which we might have, could be a repeal of E-Levy,” the Minority Leader who's additionally Tamale South MP stated.
According to Haruna Iddrisu, the following NDC authorities will awareness of enhancing tax series as opposed to stealing from people's pockets.
“Can you consider what goes on? People pickpocketing out of your cell wallets – is that proper? It isn't the simplest disruptive of the economic surroundings however unsure and inconvenient law of an E-levy. See the panic it created withinside the system.
“I assume Ghana Revenue Authority should awaken and do what's proper and suitable in the regulation – they may be now no longer a regulation unto themselves. If there has been a fearless and impartial Judiciary, the GRA have to be referred to for contempt. We will enhance tax series typically withinside the country, we can tax the unbanked and untaxed, however virtually now no longer an e-levy,” the Minority Leader added.
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