Block revenue leakages instead of imposing more taxes – Economist

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WOW!! 9 years ago

"NDC ALL THE WAY!!!!

"NDC ALL THE WAY!!!!
Hello 9 years ago

Prof, have you taught your students how to block the leakages? Always pontificating. We are where we are because of the type of graduates you have turned out.

Prof, have you taught your students how to block the leakages? Always pontificating. We are where we are because of the type of graduates you have turned out.
Mahmoud 9 years ago

Being in power for six years with high commodity prices including the newly found oil, and after recklessly borrowing more than 60% of the GDP or $27bn in six years for dubious contracts and useless "oil curse" expenses, forc ...
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Being in power for six years with high commodity prices including the newly found oil, and after recklessly borrowing more than 60% of the GDP or $27bn in six years for dubious contracts and useless "oil curse" expenses, forcing the Cedi to depreciate to about 40% of its value and the administration rushing to IMF for a bail out, the NDC government is now propagating deceitfully that it is seeking to reduce Ghana's import bill on rice, sugar, tomatoes, among other items, by encouraging the production of those commodities locally.

The question Ghanaians are asking is whether the NDC government thinks the people of this country believe they are realistic and serious about food production, when they have only two years to leave office. Agriculture, and food production in particular, is a priority that should have been started and developed since 2009. But unfortunately, they said they were still looking for ways to start it next year or so. We know they can cook figures to deceive Ghanaians, but they cannot cook figures to deceive the IMF. Can they?
ROYAL SIKAMAN 9 years ago

My country men and women kindly shine your eyes when voting because John Dracula Mahama government is not good for us. THIS MAHAMA NARCOTIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (NDC) is a curse and disgrace to Mother Ghana.

My country men and women kindly shine your eyes when voting because John Dracula Mahama government is not good for us. THIS MAHAMA NARCOTIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (NDC) is a curse and disgrace to Mother Ghana.
Nyatorpke 9 years ago

The govt, can raise more revenue by exporting more coke and Ntampi instead of imposing taxes on the poor souls.
only dont divert the money into your private pockets.

The govt, can raise more revenue by exporting more coke and Ntampi instead of imposing taxes on the poor souls.
only dont divert the money into your private pockets.
MENSA 9 years ago

WHAT GHANA NEED NOW IS ARAB SPRING THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THE FOOLISH MAHAMA WILL START LISTING TO THE PEOPLE SUFFRING UNDER HIS VOODOO ECONOMIC PLANS THAT ARE DESTROYING GHANA

WHAT GHANA NEED NOW IS ARAB SPRING THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THE FOOLISH MAHAMA WILL START LISTING TO THE PEOPLE SUFFRING UNDER HIS VOODOO ECONOMIC PLANS THAT ARE DESTROYING GHANA
KING LOMOTEY 9 years ago

Don't discourage the payment of taxes Prof. Kusi. Kindly propose a new tax policy to increase the payment of taxes in the country.

Why is it that practically all the Akan professors are anti-Mahama?

Don't discourage the payment of taxes Prof. Kusi. Kindly propose a new tax policy to increase the payment of taxes in the country.

Why is it that practically all the Akan professors are anti-Mahama?
Lorgo Ligri 9 years ago

Offer a view and you're anti Mahama. Keep to your view and you're not helping. Now it's practically all Akan professors are anti Mahama even though many are NDC. Ooo ho Ghanafuor, let's be real for once and stop labeling indi ...
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Offer a view and you're anti Mahama. Keep to your view and you're not helping. Now it's practically all Akan professors are anti Mahama even though many are NDC. Ooo ho Ghanafuor, let's be real for once and stop labeling individual views to tribal affiliations. When your perceived enemy tells you there is a snake at your feet, ignore him and see who gets bitten.
KWABENA OHEMENG,LONDON 9 years ago

What makes Professor Kusi anti-Mahama?Suggesting to the government that it should block revenue leakages to enhance higher revenue collection?Why is it that issues affecting the nation are always discussed along tribal lines? ...
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What makes Professor Kusi anti-Mahama?Suggesting to the government that it should block revenue leakages to enhance higher revenue collection?Why is it that issues affecting the nation are always discussed along tribal lines?The nation will get nowhere with such primitive way of looking at national issues.
Banza Yaro 9 years ago

Some people are so tribal to the point where even if you cough,-excuse me Ayariga-they will swear it's a tribal cough.

Some people are so tribal to the point where even if you cough,-excuse me Ayariga-they will swear it's a tribal cough.
Ugly Akufo Addo 9 years ago

He is a son of a pig

He is a son of a pig
The African Nationalist 9 years ago

Prof, we can do both. Block leakages and impose taxes where due.It is high time Government stopped giving Things to Ghanaians on a silver platter.

Prof, we can do both. Block leakages and impose taxes where due.It is high time Government stopped giving Things to Ghanaians on a silver platter.
MANTSE 9 years ago

"Everybody knows the leakages from customs, the leakages from the bonded warehousing facilities, the leakages from transit goods, the leakages from under declaration of imports, the leakages in auctioning of confiscated impor ...
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"Everybody knows the leakages from customs, the leakages from the bonded warehousing facilities, the leakages from transit goods, the leakages from under declaration of imports, the leakages in auctioning of confiscated imported goods and all those sort of things, Government can easily get that GHc1 billion if they looked at that,” he said.

In 1999 Customs was faced with similar Challenges. Then President Rawlings brought in this Nii Adjei Okai guy from the USA. Within less than Six Months ALL the ROT and LEAKAGES at the Customs Entry Points had been largely addressed.

Within 15 Months Customs doubled State Revenue. If you doubt me ask Dr. Duffuor. He was Governor of BOG at the time.

In order to accomplish this, Nii Adjei Okai simply refused the 'USUAL POLITICAL FAVORS' inherent in our system.

But he paid very DEARLY for this.

It is for this and ONLY this reason that he has been excluded from subsequent NDC Governments.

Ask the Prof. and Dr. Duffuor.

This is Ghana for you.
KAKABO 9 years ago

I am no economist. However this much I know that there is nowhere on this planet that the state has successfully taxed the people into prosperity. Not a single example is avilable. So can Ghanna be the first country to tax it ...
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I am no economist. However this much I know that there is nowhere on this planet that the state has successfully taxed the people into prosperity. Not a single example is avilable. So can Ghanna be the first country to tax its people into properity. Yen nyinaa behu. Tweaaa
ALIMI YAO 9 years ago

Go to the Scandinavian countries, especially Sweden. Their citizens pay higher taxes and every year they are voted the best places to live.

Go to the Scandinavian countries, especially Sweden. Their citizens pay higher taxes and every year they are voted the best places to live.
GHANANI. 9 years ago

The government should also look at examining all the allowances paid to government workers and stop the payment of those which are outmoded and unnecessary.Are government workers living in government bungalows etc paying ren ...
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The government should also look at examining all the allowances paid to government workers and stop the payment of those which are outmoded and unnecessary.Are government workers living in government bungalows etc paying rents,electricity and water bills?If they are not should that continue to be the policy?
ama 9 years ago

Blockage of leakages is the SUREST SOLUTION. THE PRESIDENT SHOULD FIND WAYS AND MEANS TO BLOCK ALL LEAKAGES IT WILL HELP THE CORRUPTION IN THE INSTITUTIONS IN THE COUNTRY. The government monies are now with the individuals. G ...
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Blockage of leakages is the SUREST SOLUTION. THE PRESIDENT SHOULD FIND WAYS AND MEANS TO BLOCK ALL LEAKAGES IT WILL HELP THE CORRUPTION IN THE INSTITUTIONS IN THE COUNTRY. The government monies are now with the individuals. Ghanaians have stolen all the money in to enriching themselves, all the spending institutions in GH are all corrupted. Building glass house, buying luxurious cars, sending there children abroad etc. God will PUNISH ALL THOSE STEALING GOVERNMENT MONIES, ASSETS OF ANY KIND. HIPPOCRATES'S, always pointing fingers at government; who is the government? YOU & I= WE, ALL OF US.
Jay london 9 years ago

With NDC it does not matter how much Ghana makes for the number of NDC folks who feed on the STATE is nummerous ranging from Asiedu, Ablakwa, Mensah Nunoo, to the Oga himself Mahama.

NDC National Destructive Criminals

With NDC it does not matter how much Ghana makes for the number of NDC folks who feed on the STATE is nummerous ranging from Asiedu, Ablakwa, Mensah Nunoo, to the Oga himself Mahama.

NDC National Destructive Criminals
dani 9 years ago

HE IS TOO BUSY BUILDING HOTELS AT THE UAE

HE IS TOO BUSY BUILDING HOTELS AT THE UAE
Abeeku Mensah 9 years ago

Imagine this coming from a Ghanaian intellectual elite who has known about the tax leakage for over 3 decades but had an epiphany of late.
Ghana was the Gold Coast before Gold Coast became popular in Australia. So for decad ...
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Imagine this coming from a Ghanaian intellectual elite who has known about the tax leakage for over 3 decades but had an epiphany of late.
Ghana was the Gold Coast before Gold Coast became popular in Australia. So for decades as Ghana struggled to balance its national budgets it was not because of due diligence but because the political and educated elite class made if fashionable and a cultural norm for abuse and misuse of government funds by party loyalists while institutions enabled some to shed their tax responsibilities to the nation
The current president inherited the evils of J.J. Rawlings and J. A. Kufour while all you hypocritical cowards looked on. When did you get over the yellow belly cowardice to now ask the current government to do something about abuses that is as common as red red in Ghana?
bulinga 9 years ago

massa if u have nothing to say on this platform better shut up nd stop saying akkufu addo is stupid.Ghanaians are not moved by yur such stupidities any more.talk about issues wai. BOLABOY big fool.

massa if u have nothing to say on this platform better shut up nd stop saying akkufu addo is stupid.Ghanaians are not moved by yur such stupidities any more.talk about issues wai. BOLABOY big fool.
BOY KOFI 9 years ago

There are only 2 ways possible for govt. to collect taxes.The first one comes from the "formal sector" that comprises of public and private workers.The second one comes from "informal sector" where owners of such commercial a ...
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There are only 2 ways possible for govt. to collect taxes.The first one comes from the "formal sector" that comprises of public and private workers.The second one comes from "informal sector" where owners of such commercial activities are not well organised administratively.I can say for sure govt loses billions of cedis every year in this informal sector.Fishermen,farmers,by day workers etc are making lot of money but govt does not tax them a pesewa.In my opinion,govt must find a way to shift from targeting tax revenue from only the ports and on petroleum products.It's not only unfair but very unprofessional and unproductive.Thank you.
adacanaen. 9 years ago

It would help his Govt

It would help his Govt
Prof. Appiah, USA 9 years ago

Even the US has less than 15 ministers and no deputy ministers. Ghana has about 86 ministers including two or three deputy ministers in one portfolio. Each minister is paid 1000s of GHC, drives 2 or more V8 cars with paid dri ...
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Even the US has less than 15 ministers and no deputy ministers. Ghana has about 86 ministers including two or three deputy ministers in one portfolio. Each minister is paid 1000s of GHC, drives 2 or more V8 cars with paid drivers and bodyguards. They draw free petrol and are paid per diem when they travel around the country with their girlfriends. These alone drain half of the nation's revenue. And then, they turn around to create dubious judgement debts which are paid without any defense from our Attorney General. I'm therefore not surprised Ghana keeps borrowing but has nothing to show.....God bless Ghana!

And then, the EC keeps creating more constituencies and districts which drain our revenue. Again, in the US no new constituencies are created though population distributions do alter boundaries of constituencies. Why can't Ghana do the same?
KWAA 9 years ago

The Scandinavian Governments provide it's people the necessary amenities with the taxes they collect from their people,so the people are happy to work and pay taxes.Tell how many jobs have this Government created with all the ...
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The Scandinavian Governments provide it's people the necessary amenities with the taxes they collect from their people,so the people are happy to work and pay taxes.Tell how many jobs have this Government created with all the taxes and loans they are taking?They are rather taxing individuals and Companies out of business.I wonder how folks are going to pay all these taxes,without jobs.
GHANANI 9 years ago

It is because Scandinavians pay their taxes and do not steal monies belonging to the state.Their government therefore has enough money to provide them with all the amenities they need.If Ghanaians will pay all their taxes,sto ...
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It is because Scandinavians pay their taxes and do not steal monies belonging to the state.Their government therefore has enough money to provide them with all the amenities they need.If Ghanaians will pay all their taxes,stop stealing state monies and be productive the government will have money in the kitty to provide them with all their amenities.Just compare the attitude of ghanaians to their country to that of Scandinavians.
Moses 9 years ago

You are right sir. lt takes wisdom to rule not taxes. In the bible King Solomon never taxed his pepole.
he applied wisdom in all areas that made his successfull and rich.
Lord please bless our leaders with wisdom.

You are right sir. lt takes wisdom to rule not taxes. In the bible King Solomon never taxed his pepole.
he applied wisdom in all areas that made his successfull and rich.
Lord please bless our leaders with wisdom.

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