{"id":56342,"date":"2022-11-26T23:21:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T23:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=56342"},"modified":"2022-11-26T23:21:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T23:21:57","slug":"minority-sends-strong-message-to-government-over-e-levy-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=56342","title":{"rendered":"Minority sends strong message to government over E-levy rate<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Minority in Parliament has asked the government to seriously consider further reviewing the e-levy rate to 0.5 percent and a daily tax-free threshold of 300 cedis to win their support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, said his Caucus will push for that strongly in Parliament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government announced last Thursday it was reducing the rate from 1.5 percent to 1 percent, and remove the 100 cedis tax-free daily threshold. That means any amount transferred is taxable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the post budget workshop in Ho, the Minority Leader said such a review will worsen the impact on the poor Ghanaian. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He, thus, urged the government to reconsider the newly proposed rate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will subject it to a further critical and thorough discussions as a caucus but without going into the scenarios, as you look at your scenarios, consider for say of 0.5% at a threshold of \u00a2300 as compared to what you have admitted of 1% at zero threshold.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Temale South lawmaker added that his side was yet to take a decision on the proposed increase of the VAT rate by 2.5 percent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He, however, warned it may have terrible consequences on businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said the measures have become important for domestic revenue mobilisation due to the closure of the international market to the government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, these revenue measures are key to pulling Ghana\u2019s economy from the brink of collapse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The embattled minister, thus, rallied MPs to support the measures and pass them on time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt has become more urgent to mobilise some domestic revenue as our access to the international market has been largely closed and our debt levels increased,\u201d Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta had said on Thursday, November 24, during the 2023 budget presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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