Hopeson Adorye, a leading member of the Movement for Change, has reacted to claims by Former Finance Minister Honourable Mohammed Amin Adam that the erstwhile Nana Akufo Addo-led administration did not implement the betting tax.
Mohammed Amin Adam has refuted claims that his administration implemented the controversial betting tax.
According to the NPP MP, the tax was never enforced.
His comments come after Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson presented the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, in which he announced the abolition of several taxes, including the Betting Tax and E-Levy.
Speaking at a press conference by the Minority, Dr. Amin Adam described the claim as unconscionable, insisting that the betting tax was never collected under his administration.
“Betting tax that they said they have abolished, we never collected Betting Tax. So to come and tell Ghanaians that you have abolished something that you have not implemented, is to deceive the people of Ghana.”
The statement by the Former Finance Minister has drawn considerable attention on social media platforms.
Reacting to this, Hopes Adorye described the statement by Mohammed Amin Adam as lies, insisting that the previous administration enforced the betting tax.
He insisted that the controversial betting tax was introduced by the previous government.
In a Facebook post, he wrote “Eiiiii politics of lies. Fmr Finance Minister says NPP government never implemented betting tax. Some politicians will not make it to heaven.”
The betting tax, introduced under the previous government, imposed a 10% withholding tax on winnings from sports betting and lottery.
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