Former Head of Monitoring Unit of the Forestry Commission, Charles Owusu has described as an afterthought government's town hall meetings on the controversial E-levy
The government has said that the town hall meetings are aimed at explaining the importance of the E-levy to Ghanaians as well as taking feedback.
So far the town hall meetings have been held in the Northern Regional capital, Tamale, Koforidua and Takoradi.
Reacting to this on Peace FM's morning show 'Kokrokoo', Charles Owusu said the various meetings and engagement should have been done before the levy was introduced to Ghanaians.
"I hear the ruling administration is a listening government and that that is why they are engaging Ghanaians on e-levy; to me, it's an after-thought...had the levy been accepted in Parliament, would they have come back to us for town hall meetings? he queried.
Listen to him in the video below
Pratt Agrees
Speaking to the same issue and on the same platform, the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr agreed with Charles Owusu.
According to him, government would not have considered any engagement with Ghanaians had the levy been accepted.
Listen to him in the video below
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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