No credible research to back claim that Ghanaians are against E-Levy – Dr Stephen Amoah

Member of Parliament(MP) for the Nhyiaeso Constituency, Ashanti Region Dr Stephen Amoah has debunked assertions that most Ghanaians are against Government’s move to implement the electronic transactions levy (E-Levy), stressing that there is no acceptable research that points to the claim that Ghanaians are unwilling to pay the E-Levy.

Speaking Saturday, January 29, 2022, on Multimedia’s Newsfile, Dr Amoah conceded that even though citizens are usually averse to the payment of taxes, the notion that Ghanaians are generally against the E-Levy is false.

“In any case, there is nowhere in the world that any individual is interested in paying taxes which will have an impact on the person’s disposal income. So people who are saying that “Ghanaians are not happy”, since when Ghanaians have shown so happy with it. And who has done practically acceptable research with sample sizes and other things to show that we can extrapolate and say that over 15 million Ghanaians out of over 31 million, say they don’t want it? And even the fact that some Ghanaians say they don’t want it doesn’t mean they are right or wrong…” He explained.

Dr Amoah also gave reasons why the E-Levy ought to be paid. Among others, he noted that the strain brought upon the economy by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to provide social amenities are compelling factors for which Ghanaians must agree to pay the levy.

For him, Ghanaians must agree to pay the levy and then ensure that they hold the Government accountable on how the funds will be expended.

The Finance had earlier explained that without the E-Levy, the country would have to seek an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme to be able to plug revenue loopholes in the 2022 Budget. Meanwhile, the minority in Parliament has maintained that it will not support the passage of the E-Levy bill into law.

Source: MyNewsGh.com/2022

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