Madam Faustina Amissah, the District Chief Executive of Obuasi East, has reiterated the call on Ghanaians to honour their tax obligations to accelerate the country’s development.
She said for the economy to bounce back from the shackles of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was the need for every Ghanaian to exercise patriotic responsibility by paying their taxes promptly to generate the needed revenue for development.
Madam Amissah made the call when she delivered the keynote address at the 65th Independence Day anniversary celebrations held at Boete in the Obuasi East District.
This year’s anniversary was held on the theme: “Working Together, Bouncing Back Better.”
Madam Amissah said when the people changed their mindset and accepted tax payment as a responsible civic obligation, it would go a long way to cushion the national coffers.
It would be recalled that the Finance Minister Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, at a town Hall meeting at Sekondi, appealed to citizens to honour their tax obligations required by the State.
One of such taxes is the E-levy, which according to the Minister, would help mobilize the requisite revenue needed for development and hence the need for citizens to rally behind its implementation.
Madam Amissah called on the people in the area to eschew divisive tendencies and unite to speed up the development of the area.
He also called on the people to register for the national identification card since it was going to be the only document to transact any business in the country from July this year.
Source: GNA
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GHANAIANS ARE JOKERS NO COUNTRY BORROWED TO FUND THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IS ONLY A COUNTRY THAT IS SICK. ALLOW PEOPLE TO PAY TAXES NOT TO LEAVE FOR FREE, A COUNTRY LIKE RUSSIA, USA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, AND OTHER MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES DO NOT BORROWED TO FUND THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, PAY GOVERNMENT WORKERS PURE ***barred word***. NO COUNTRY WANT THEIR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO. NO FREE LUNCH ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY TAXES TO FUND YOUR ROADS USE YOUR MOUTH TO PAVE YOUR ROADS. TAKE A LOOK AT THE GHANA CEDI, ANYTIME BANK OF GHANA SELLS DOLLARS GUTA AND THEIR PEOPLE GET A CHUNK OF IT TO IMPORT ALL KINDS OF sh*t INTO THE COUNTRY INSTEAD FORCUSING ON THE COUNTRY'S LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION THAT IS WHAT IS KILLING THE CEDI TO BE THE WORST PERFORMING CURRENCY INTHE WORLD. GHANAIANS SHOULD TELL THE WORLD WHAT VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS DO GHANA EXPORTS TO EARN FOREIGN EXCHANGE TO SHORE UP THE CEDIS GHANA ONLY EXPORT RAW MATERIALS WHICH DOESN'T GET NOTHING MUCH. SO WE NEED TO EXPORT MUCH ADDED VALU TO GAIN FOREIGN EXCHANGE TO SHORE UP THE LOCAL CURRENCY AND THAT IS WHAT PRESIDENT NANA ADDO TRYING TO DO BY ONE DISTRICT ONE FACTORY. TO CHANGE THE PARADIM SHIFT TO GET MORE FOREIGN EXCHANGE TO HELP THE CEDI.