The MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is disappointed in President Nana Akufo-Addo for failing to scrap the COVID-19 Levy and E-Levy in his last update on the pandemic to the nation Sunday evening.
President Akufo-Addo declared the COVID-19 pandemic over in Ghana.
He said all the outstanding COVID-induced restrictions at the country’s airports and all entry points have been lifted adding: “We are back to the pre-COVID situation as far as health entry requirements are concerned.”
In a statement issued on Facebook on Sunday (28 May), Ablakwa called on his colleague lawmakers to push for the removal of the two taxes in the Mid-Year Budget Review.
“Ghanaians expected President Akufo-Addo to have announced the scrapping of the unjustifiable COVID-19 levy as he lifts all COVID restrictions. Ghanaians also expected the awful E-Levy to be abolished since his government has opted for an IMF bailout,” Ablakwa said.
“President Akufo-Addo must be sincere and sensitive to the plight of suffering Ghanaians. I hope all parliamentarians will come together in the national interest and take advantage of the mid-year budget review to expunge those two obsolete taxes.
“As President Akufo-Addo continues to let Ghanaians down, Parliament cannot afford to fail. May we be the people’s saving grace,” Ablakwa posted on Facebook.
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
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