Ghanaian rapper Michael Owusu Addo, known in showbiz circles as Sarkodie, has added his voice to the raging debate on the proposed E-levy Bill, which is still in Parliament.
Unlike many people who have described it as a policy that will burden the citizenry, Sarkodie believes it is not bad.
Responding to a fan who asked for his thoughts on the issue, the rapper indicated that taxes are good, except when the taxpayers don’t benefit from them.
He said, unlike, other countries where taxes are invested in policies and programmes which help taxpayers to earn more money, the situation is different in Ghana, as the introduction of various taxes has not resulted in the improvement of living standards.
“I pay a lot of taxes outside, and I don’t complain because I’m using avenues they made available to make money,( it’s only right ) it’s not same here and that’s why we complain, not because the “E Levy” is bad. When you broke, a harmless “good morning” can sound like a tease.
Despite widespread criticism of the E-levy, proposed by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, the government argues that the tax will be an efficient means to raise the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio from 13 percent to a target of 16 percent or higher.
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By: ghanaweekend.com
