Dr. Hassan Ayariga, founder of the All People’s Congress (APC), has urged citizens to pay taxes in order to accelerate the country’s socio-economic growth.
He claims that no nation has ever developed without taxes.
“Taxation is what is going to help us develop our country and not borrowing, no country has ever developed on borrowing, and I believe Ghanaians want to pay taxes, but they do not want to pay taxes that don’t contribute to development,” he said.
Dr. Ayariga, the APC’s 2020 Presidential Candidate, praised the government for stopping the collecting of road tolls, as outlined in the 2022 Budget Statement, at a news conference in Accra on Monday.
He also praised the government’s YouStart Initiative, which aims to enable young people to establish and expand small enterprises.
Beginning in March 2022, the goal is to generate one million employment with a seed capital of one billion Ghana Cedis.
He asked for a program to offer a sustainable existence for street hawkers and encouraged the government to reach an agreement with telecommunications companies on a one-way payment for the planned 1.75 percent E-levy.
During the presentation of the 2022 Budget Statement to Parliament on Wednesday, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta imposed 1.75 percent charges on all electronic transactions.
“The suffering is killing too much, the hardship is beginning to have a toll on people,” he said, asking the populace to rise above “pettiness and save the country…”
Dr. Ayariga also urged all political parties to unite and stand firm against LGBTQ, calling the practice “demonic.”
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SOURCE: GNA
