A Presidential Staffer Mr Dennis Miracles Aboagye has said that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) needs to show some respect to the people of Ghana by telling the people what their plans are for the country.
He observed that the NDC is jittery following the address delivered by the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday, February 7.
“Obviously Yesterday’s speech from the vice president has truly gone under the skin of the NDC and they are jittery. Dr Bawumia spoke for just under 2hours and yet he managed to outline cogent, clear and specific 70 policies under 20 major pillars as a path towards the next chapter of Ghana’s Development.
Dr Bawumia had stated categorically that he would abolish the tax on electronic financial transactions, e-levy, if elected President of Ghana.
The controversial tax was introduced in 2022, and prior to the introduction, Vice President Bawumia had declared his opposition to levies on electronic financial transaction in an interview.
Delivering his first major address to the nation after his election as NPP flagbearer, during which he gave broad policy outlines of a Bawumia Presidency, Dr. Bawumia minced no words in declaring his opposition to taxes on electronic financial transactions, declaring that he will abolish e-levy as President.
“To move towards a cashless economy, however, we have to encourage the population to use electronic channels payment. To accomplish this, there will be no taxes on digital payments under my administration. The e-levy will therefore, be abolished,” he declared at the UPSA auditorium on February 7.