The Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is "absolutely elated" by Mahama's assurance that "a new NDC government" will "repeal the E-levy Act".
"A new National Democratic Congress government, God willing and with the votes of the sovereign people of Ghana – in 2025 – will repeal the E-Levy Act. Even as this government remains fixated with taxing their way out of economic mismanagement, the Akufo-Addo government has been wasteful," the former President said.
Delivering a public lecture in Accra on Monday, May 2, 2022 on the topic: "Ghana at a crossroads," from the Kempinski Hotel in Accra, former President John Mahama said the "government’s desperation to tax Ghanaians to get the nation out of the hell hole it has dumped us will not succeed because government’s own budget proposals show that the e-levy will not make any significant contribution in resolving our problems but would exert an adverse toll on the people of Ghana."
"We in the NDC do not oppose taxation as a principle. We will not be pretentious and couch fanciful slogans to condemn the principle of taxation like the NPP did in the past. We are, however, implacably opposed to distortionary and burdensome taxes like the e-levy that only force Ghanaians to endure more suffering," he added.
Reacting to this, Ablakwa in a Facebook post said “I am absolutely elated to hear former President Mahama’s firm assurance that a future NDC government will repeal the abhorrent and detestable E-Levy.
“This gives me great hope that even if we do not get the justice we deserve in the Supreme Court and on the streets, E-Levy will go!”
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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But all these come NOT as a surprise because NDC is an incompetent party that can NOT think beyond the box. They always say IT WILL NOT WORK! Anything NDC opposes in Ghana is a GOOD THING. Ghanaians let’s open our eyes widely for this John and his lies, propaganda and creat loot and share mentality. THERE IS AN APOSTLE CREATED FOR NO CONTRIBUTIONS NO CHOP. Please watch out!. STILL NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU
They will cancel e-levy and then run to IMF and IMF WILL ASK THEM TO ABOLISH FREE SHS, lay people off from civil service and put a freeze on employment and that will increase the unemployment situation. Is that what Ghanaians want? Ghanaians should not fall for their tricks. In 2008 they promised reducing petrol price. As soon as they won in 2009, they increased petrol. NDC fought against communication tax. When they came to power in 2009, they increased it. Is that the kind of people you can trust?
Oh so your running to the Supteme Court was a futile exercise. You see your smoothness level! E-levy is now in operation and your threatening injunction is in shambles.
All propaganda!