The youth wing of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Thursday went on a "Yentua" demonstration to protest against the passage of the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-levy) introduced by the government.
They were joined by some Civil Society Organisations and Ghanaians who are strongly against the 1.75% levy.
Reacting to this during a panel discussion on Peace FM's morning show 'Kokrokoo', the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr said: "A lot of people attended the demonstration; with videos, I've watched so far, I realized a mosaic of pans when the demonstration got to Adabraka...this (numbers) raises some critical questions; why did a lot of people patronize this demonstration...if we are able to find answers to this question, it will help all of us".
Listen to him in the video below
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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ASIEDU NKETIA WIFE AND CHILDREN LEAVES IN CANADA HAVE A HOUSE PAY HIGH TAXES YET ASIEDU NKETIA IS MAKING A STINK ABOUT LITTLE E-LEVY DON'T TRUST POLITICIANS THEY ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE TO GO LIKEWISE ORDINARY GHANAIAN HAVE NOWHERE TO GO EXCEPT GHANA SO WHO ARE WE FOOLING OURSELVES. NDC LOOSERS. The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, in 1987 obtained a first class degree in economics from the University of Buckingham, the only independent university with a Royal Charter. In Ontario, Canada. There's a provincial tax called (Hamonous) and it's 13% that is added to everything you buy from the shop. Suppose you see a pair of shoes that is priced at $100, you'd pay additional 13% on it so you'd end up paying for $113 at the cashier. Ghanaians complain too much but expect so much... Even if you go to the bank and exchange money from Canadian dollars to the US dollars, you'd be taxed 7% SO 1.75% IS A DROP IN THE OCEAN AND TELL GHANAIANS NOT TO THINk OF COMING TO NORTH AMERICA BECAUSE TAXES IS WHAT MAKE THIS COUNTRY WORKED USA AND CANADA government DO NOT BORROW TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR CITIZENS
How much is even 1.75% ? This is too small to warrant such demonstrations? Will it be better if the government cancel the free SHS then?