The opposition NDC is asking Ghanaians to commend it for taking action that prevented the government from achieving its revenue target for the first half of the year.
According to the Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, no matter how dissatisfied Ghanaians may be with their conduct, they are happy that the country has already lost half of 2022 revenue government projected to be accrued from the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy).
This, he noted, was attributed to the stiff opposition the Minority mounted against the approval of the E-Levy policy.
“This Minority succeeded in reducing E-Levy from 1.75 percent to 1.50 percent. When Finance Minister came to Parliament, his intention was 1.75 percent. There were many other activities that would have been captured by E-Levy; they’ve abandoned it, thanks to the opposition and our constructive criticisms of the policy…,” he noted.
Mr. Iddrisu made the statement while addressing members of the Parliamentary Press Corps at a Leadership Encounter with the press.
“Even more importantly, government has already lost half-year revenue of whatever it anticipated from E-levy. That can only be attributed to purpose and tenacity of the Minority group in Parliament. You maybe dissatisfied with us, we just took a legal step, which probably may not satisfy you,” he added.
He pledged the readiness of the Minority to continue to ensure that Ghanaians “are treated fairly by the government.”
To the NDC Minority, blocking the government from achieving its revenue target, leading to a loss of substantial amount of money required for the country’s development, is an achievement the citizenry should commend them for.
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