Albert Agyapong
Asiedu Nketia who is the General Secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has averred that the E-Levy caked used to celebrate the Majority leader,Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu’s birthday is a true reflection of how proceeds from the E-Levy policy would be spent.
He made this statement at the ‘Yentua’ demonstration in Accra.
According to Asiedu Nketia,the E-levy cake should give Ghanaians a fair idea of how the revenue accrued from the proposed levy would be squandered if it gets parliamentary approval.
“”I have seen the cake,that seen the cake,that should tell you what the E-Levy will be used for,it would be squandered.””
He explained that the NDC is not against taxation but the E-levy is not taxation but robbery.
“”The NDC is against taxation,the E-Levy is just a broad daylight robbery””
Aseidu Nketiah, says his party will abolish the Electronic Transaction Levy, popularly known as E-levy if they win power.
“We are not against taxation. Taxation is for value addition. But we will not sit and watch the government to keep robbing us. The E-levy is not taxation, it is daylight robbery. The alternatives are there. Who in his right senses in this country asked the Minister for Roads to argue that we abolish the road tolls and convert the toll booths to toilets and washrooms?”.
“We will abolish it within the first 100 days when we assume power. It is not taxation. It is daylight robbery. Taking people’s capital from their pockets,” he added.
