Rt. Rev. Prof. Joseph Obiri Yeboah, the Moderator of the General Assembly of Presbyterian Church has said that, Ghanaians are being overly critical of the Electronic Transfer Levy.
He said, the tax is nothing compared to what those in developed countries pay.
“Fortunately or unfortunately, I just returned from Europe. After visiting several cities, I realised that our E-Levy is nothing compared to the percentage of taxes they pay. I was discussing with my colleagues back in Europe that if Ghana will ever be as nice as those places, we would have to be willing to make some sacrifices but I have heard Ghanaians complain that, they do not see the impact government makes with the taxes they already pay. Well, the taxes we currently pay is too little.”
“Most Ghanaians are not ready to pay taxes but they want everything to be done for them and they say they do not see what the little tax they pay is used for.
The tax we pay is too small; I wish that Ghanaians will not play politics with E-levy. One thing I will say is that, let’s try and see how it goes. If we try it, and it is used to develop Ghana, that’s fine. But if the money is taken, and they don’t develop Ghana, we vote them out.”
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