The President of the Chamber for Local Governance (ChaLog), Richard Fiadomor, says the series of Townhall meetings on E-levy will only cause financial loss to the State.
Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, has called on the general public to support the controversial Electronic Levy as it will reduce Ghana’s dependence on loans and grants.
As part of ways to revive the economy government introduced the Electronic-levy to undertake developmental projects.
Speaking at the Government Townhall meeting on the E-levy proposal in Takoradi on Wednesday 2nd February 2022, Ken Ofori Atta stated that the total independence and ability to fund Ghana’s future depends on the e-levy.
Ofori Atta reiterated that the Akufo-Addo government is also passionate about building a strong entrepreneurial nation so that the dependence on government jobs is reduced.
“There is no way we can forget the Western Region in the Things we are doing. My people what we are saying is that let us support the E-levy because that is where the total independence and the ability to fund our future will occur. So at the center of it all, is how we build, you know a stronger nation in a way in which we can support our aspirations but then also have people who are entrepreneurs and are building factories, have jobs, employing people so that the dependence on government jobs is reduced,” Ofori Atta told participants of E-levy Townhall meeting in Takoradi.
Prior to Townhall meeting in Takoradi, government had already held a similar meeting at Koforidua in the Eastern Region.
In an interview with host of Atinka FM’s AM Drive, Richard Fiadomor, stated that government has failed in its education on the controversial E-levy.
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He added that government should have thought of the Townhall meeting before presenting the E-levy to parliament.
“The government has not handled the E-levy education well at all. In the first place, they should have considered the Townhall meetings to educate the citizenry on the E-levy before the plans to implement. You do not take the policy to Parliament and when it’s fiercely opposed, you hold Townhall meetings trying to convince people, what is the use of the Town hall meetings?. It’s just like pouring water on stones,” Richard Fiadomor told Kaakyire Ofori Ayim.
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