The wife of the Finance Minister, Angela Ofori-Atta, has entreated Ghanaians to bear with government introducing the electronic transaction levy.
The wife of the Finance Minister, Angela Ofori-Atta, has entreated Ghanaians to bear with government introducing the electronic transaction levy.
“if it’s a tax that allows us to have a better life, or in this case, if it’s a tax that allows us to create jobs for young people, then I think it’s worth it.”
“I have to pay one third or more of my salary as taxes every month, and I know that there are many people who are not paying taxes, and I know that they would like better roads. They would like when they go to the hospital to get better care; I know that they would like a good Ghana.”
“There’s no country that can develop without its citizens contributing, and there are too many people in Ghana not contributing. So I think when we send money to each other to pay for services that are taxed, pretty soon we will figure a way not to pay income tax because that’s the way the world is going,” she intimated.
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