The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Gideon Boako, has urged the Mahama government to scrap the E-Levy and betting tax in the 2025 budget.
Speaking ahead of the budget presentation by the Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, on Tuesday, March 11, Dr. Boako emphasized that Ghanaians expect these levies, along with the COVID-19 and Emissions levies, to be removed.
He, however, stressed the need for the government to provide alternatives to make up for the revenue shortfalls that may arise from the removal of these taxes.
“Every Ghanaian is expecting the E-Levy to be scrapped, we expect betting tax to go. I expect the COVID-19 levy to go and the Emissions levy to go. It is important that the Finance Minister, in scrapping them, should be able to give us the alternative of the revenue shortfalls that may come.
“You cannot tell us that you want to scrap one tax and come up with another, and even more impactful.”
Dr. Boako also called on the government to be transparent with Ghanaians by presenting accurate and verifiable data in the budget.
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