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Gov’t introduces VAT on ‘pure’ water

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  • kofi 8 years ago

    Times are hard and becoming harder.The trumpet is still sounding but we have turn a deaf ear to it. we have refused to heed the warnings.As it is written in the Good Book, the Bible "This know also, that in the last days peri ...
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  • ed 8 years ago

    this criminal is killing Ghana with his stupid taxes and vat bull-shit

  • Henley Hannon 8 years ago

    You guys will talk when the govt goes for loans but talk shit when the same govt charging for vat and taxes . Hell you guys . Europe ain't develop from their resources if you guys can make you research well . They get their m ...
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  • kwasi 8 years ago

    FOR ALLOWING HIS STUPID GOVT TO IMPOSE SUCH ILLEGAL VT TAX ON POOR GHANA PEOPLE,NEXT THERE WILL BE VAT EVERYTIME YOU TAKE ASHIT IN GHANA

  • Kingsley Twum K Barimah 8 years ago

    Yes you guys have to pay vat simple because you are making money

  • Daniel k. Twum-Barimah 8 years ago

    I doubt it's that simple. .....how many homes in Ghana have access to safe pipe-born water?.....treated sachet water is all most of us can give our kids and still have peace of mind....now Government wants to taxes that too. ...
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  • eugene 8 years ago

    USA health departments warn not to drink water in Ghana in the pipe due to low pressure allowing possible dirty water entry

  • JOJO 8 years ago

    paying 17.5% as taxes is killing.

  • Alfa 8 years ago

    The government should introduce VAT on the AIR we breath. Remember, VAT means value added tax, so the government should tell us what value have they added to any product in Ghana?

  • Rudy 8 years ago

    Reason up and stop thinking like a kid

  • AKONFEM MAHAMA 8 years ago

    Tax them till they die for endorsing a woyomized and guinea-fowlized government

  • CANTONA 8 years ago

    infact Ghanaians are in hell now aaaaba.

  • SANTO 8 years ago

    VERY SOON MAHAMA AND TERKPER WILL PUT VAT ON THE AIR WE BREATH IN GHANA.

    THE SAD THING IS PARLIAMENTARIANS ACROSS THE POLITICAL DIVIDE KNOW MAHAMA IS USELESS, YET NO ATTEMPT WHATSOEVER HAS BEEN MADE TO LAUNCH A VOTE OF NO ...
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  • Joe Turkey 8 years ago

    NDC is drowning deep. Perhaps, this is just a way of telling - sorry, confirming to - Ghanaians that they are dead goats and fear no knives.

  • Caring Man 8 years ago

    Hmm the painfull part is that we stil have people in Ghana killing themselves 4 dis useless party .people will stil go n vote 4 dis idiots come 2016.hmmmm ALLAH SHALL SAFE US

  • uncle boo 8 years ago

    I am Repeating it again.GHANA IS DYING.But some people don,t see it.GOD help them to open their eyes.You see the government is too desprate now charging vat on pure water.Fellow Ghanaians let us vote ndc out come 2016 or cont ...
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  • Alhassan Walla 8 years ago

    Yes, it's good to impose this obnoxious tax on foolish Ghanaians for this is what you voted for. Why are they complaining when our ears were bombarded by ignorant Ghanaians that the NDC government would be the best thing that ...
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  • Crackadoddledooooo 8 years ago

    There must be VAT on water sachets and bottled water. There is no reason why it should not attractive a consumption tax like VAT. All other products do no matter how essential they are and considering the mess that 'pure wate ...
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  • eugene 8 years ago

    sales TAX in USA is only 4%-8% of each dollar!

  • Son of sons 8 years ago

    so what is the government trying to achieve from all these?

  • eugene 8 years ago

    stealing money from you and your children

  • dela 8 years ago

    THE Money got in a year cant buy 1o v8 vehicles. The best is for the government to scrap all v8,v8 should be used by only the minister and for long distance official journey so a few should be in a pool. The rest of the offic ...
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  • eugene 8 years ago

    I have Chevy pickup with 6 and tractor trailers have 6 cylinder engines but they are 13-15 liters! my smaller S-10 had 4...still will haul wood/dirt/banana!

  • eugene 8 years ago

    we only pay from 4%-9% in most USA states...States with high tourism like Nevada/ Nashville/Memphis TN/Florida have no State Income tax due to large amount of sales tax paid by tourist at hotels &places to east! Raising water ...
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  • Gogus 8 years ago

    I guess you are assuming safe potable water is available in every community. If that was the case no one in Ghana will patronize sachet water. It is easy to express one views without having to confront others challenges.

  • Kwame 8 years ago

    Good article: https://nextcity.org/informalcity/entry/tiny-bags-of-water-buoy-an-economy-and-make-a-big-mess