Ambrose Dery, Ghana’s Interior Minister has said the introduction of Electronic Levy is necessary to enable the government to safeguard the security of the country.
According to him, the government, he indicated was currently making investments to secure the borders of the country due to the security turmoil existing in the sub-region. He added that the E-Levy was needed to invest more in the security of the nation intimating that no country would invest money in the security of another.
“The whole sub-region is in turmoil but we are investing money to make sure we’re safe. No country outside will invest money in our safety, in our security. No one will do that. What do we do? We have to pay taxes and I have already told you. How much is it (percentage of the e-levy) all? It is not much,” he stated.
The Member of Parliament for the Nandom Constituency also claimed the Upper West Region has become safer now compared to times past due to the investment the government made in the area of security.
He said, “today, Wa and the Upper West is safer because of the investment of the government in security. The President visited Wa Naa and he (Wa Naa) acknowledged it and gave smocks to the Defence Minister and I. We’re safer now.”
He explained that the introduction of the E-Levy was necessary since the world was going digital and that all businesses were going digital as well.
According to him, if that sector is not taxed, it meant that very soon, there would be no source of raising money for the country.
He said these during the E-Levy townhall meeting held in Wa on Monday, February 21, 2022, to educate the public on the need for the introduction of the Electronic Levy.
Source: Sungmaale FM
