North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa
E-Levy reviewed downwards to 1.5%
Some Ghanaians, parliamentarians oppose E-levy
There are several ways to generate revenue that exceeds E-Levy target, Okudzeto Ablakwa
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has given alternative ways the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) can generate revenue to
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He stated that there's no need for government to implement the electronic transactions levy when his 'new ideas' are utilized by government.
Among other things he stated in a Facebook post sighted by GhanaWeb was for parliament to sacrifice GH¢200million from its GH¢600million allocation.
Okudeto Ablakwa entreated government to place on hold the hazy mortgage financing scheme at the Ministry of Finance and save GH¢100million.
He also asked that government reviews the GhanaCARES programme to save the country an amount of GH¢1billion.
The E-levy has however been reviewed downwards to 1.5% from the initial 1.75%.
Read the 9 strategies government can raise GH¢6.9billion below.
1) Take out GH¢2billion from the GH¢3.1billion allocated to the Office of Government Machinery.
2) Suspend the allocation to GAT and immediately GH¢1billion becomes available for government.
3) Negotiate with IPPs and reduce their allocation from GH¢4billion to GH¢3billion.
4) Review the nebulous GhanaCARES programme and save another GH¢1billion.
5) Cut the Contingency Vote down to GH¢293,007,000 and free up some GH¢700million.
6) Agenda 111 remains a knee-jerk utopia, pull the brakes and save GH¢518million.
7) Slash by half the allocation to the National Security Ministry and gain some GH¢400million.
8)Parliament should readily sacrifice some GH¢200million from its GH¢600million allocation.
9) Place on hold the hazy Mortgage Financing Scheme at the Ministry of Finance and save GH¢100million.
Read Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa's Facebook post below.
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