Approval of the 2022 budget statement which was presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday, November 17, will require the support of lawmakers from both sides of the house to do so.
Therefore, if the tax on mobile money transaction (E-levy), a policy proposal that has met heavy opposition from a section of Ghanaians, is approved by Parliament, the Minority should also be held liable, not only those on the government’s side.
Those were the words of a Fiscal Policy Specialist at Oxfam, Dr Alex Ampaabeng.
In his view, the NDC have appreciable numbers in the legislature to reject the proposal if they are truly concerned that this is going to lead to hardships.
His comments were in reaction to the criticism against the policy proposal by the National Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi.
Sammy Gyamfi had said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, November 20 that the government is only punishing Ghanaians for their own recklessness following the introduction of this tax.
“They are punishing Ghanaians for their on recklessness,” Sammy Gyamfi said among other things.
Speaking on the same show, Mr Ampaabeng who is also against this particular tax stated that if Ghanaians wake up and this levy has been pass it has the concerns of both parties.
“That is the first point that I want to make,” he said and further urged Sammy Gyamfi to call on their legislators to do the right thing regarding this tax.
He further indicated that the tax is going to counter the government’s agenda of ensuring a cashless system because people will now have to resort to relying on cash transactions.
Source: TheBBCgana.Com
