The National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has come under fire from Gushegu member of parliament and former deputy minister of transport, Alhassan Tampuli, who has compared the recently implemented “Dumsor Levy” to a repackaged version of the contentious Electronic Levy (E-Levy).
Speaking on Thursday, June 5, on JoyFM’s Super Morning Show, Tampuli criticised the government’s tax policy and charged that it had violated campaign pledges.
He claimed that the current government had promised Ghanaians that it would do away with “nuisance taxes” such as the E-Levy, Betting Tax, and Emissions Levy.
Tampuli contended, however, that the new fuel-based Dumsor Levy places a greater financial burden on the general public and far outweighs the combined effect of those taxes.
“This government promised to remove what they described as nuisance taxes, which included E-Levy, Betting Tax, which was never collected, and the Emissions Levy, which, all put together, do not come anywhere near what they are asking Ghanaians to pay,” Tampuli said.
“They simply took out E-Levy and brought E-Levy Pro Max.” He added.
By using the term in his remarks, Tampuli implies that the D-Levy is a much harsher levy than the E-Levy because it imposes GH¢1 on each litre of fuel purchased.
Given Ghana’s ongoing economic difficulties, critics contend that the levy is regressive and will disproportionately affect ordinary Ghanaians and transport operators.
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