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Akufo-Addo must increase VAT from 17.5% – 20% to finance Free SHS

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  • Ama Kwansema 7 years ago

    Nana Addo will mess up this country. The only leader whose promises are like third class thinking. One village one dam, free shs, one district one factory, one million per constituency and so on. How absurd. So we wouldnt dev ...
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  • Medieval 7 years ago

    I think this will be sustainable but the promise of reducing taxes too would be a campaign challenge.

  • Mike from Ho. 7 years ago

    This fool too want to be a president in Norman's Ghana. The look of his face tells a lot. Talking nonsense because he wants appointment from Akuffo Addo. Nonsense.

  • KOFI-USA 7 years ago

    WHO IS GOING TO LISTEN TO THIS FOOL.VAT SHOULD BE REDUCED INSTEAD.

  • Sintim 7 years ago

    THIS IS A VERY DUMB SUGGESTION BY ANOTHER KWASIA GHANAIAN LEADER.

    GHANAIANS ARE REELING UNDER HEAVY UNJUSTIFIABLE TAXE REGIMES THE NEW ADMIN IS PLANNING TO SCALED DOWN ON AND REDUCE TO BOOST INVESTOR AND CONSUMER CONFIDENC ...
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  • nii teiko 7 years ago

    increase vat by 1% and npp will be heading to the opposition

  • kobooh 7 years ago

    Honstly, there are too many fools in Ghana who profess to know too much. Under the present circumstances in Ghana, now touted to be the most expensive country in Africa (20 in the world), how can any fool just get up and tou ...
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  • OBREMPON N.Y 7 years ago

    On which earth do we have such an idiot person
    like AMA KWANSEMAO ! Why should a human
    being speaks like that ! You know, AMA, you
    do not understand the WORLD. Sit down and
    think, there are complex things o ...
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  • KABIYESI KALIKO 7 years ago

    What an idiot! You want more taxes imposed on the poor taxpayer while NDC folks have gone home with 200 almost gifted cars. THIEFMAN LIKE NDC PEOPLE.

  • Chuks, Tudu 7 years ago

    These are the idiots praying for Nana'a failure. Increase VAT, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, kwaaaaaakwaaaaaakwaaaaaakwaaaaaakwaaaaaakwaaaaaakwaa ...
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  • Oboy 7 years ago

    My friend shutup go and increase it by ur self

  • Efo Kwadwo Marfo 7 years ago

    Masa Akpalo please read wide. It's in their Policy Document to even reduce the percentage to around 15% and others 3%. How can they increase to fund the Free SHS. Pls there's enough money going into Public Sector workers, som ...
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  • NAN 7 years ago

    You can't rob peter to pay Paul,
    more taxes means price increases and the poor will poorer.

  • Sevenn 7 years ago

    Kwasia sem. They speak English and they don't understand because is not their language. They keep on using the word free and they don't understand. In vat to 20% to finance "free" shs. Who is going pay the vat?

  • OKOE 7 years ago

    ARE YOU IN YOUR RIGHT MIND? THE INCREASE WILL BE PASSED ON TO THE CONSUMER. INFLATION AND COST OF LIVING WILL GO UP. YOU MUST BE HALLUSINATING. IDEAS AS SUCH WILL NEVER MAKE YOUR PARTY WIN ANY ELECTIONS. UTOPIA!!!

  • Chief amankwa 7 years ago

    This tax and spend ideas is the most uncreative way govt get money
    How about been inventive.creative and make wealth happens..tired of lazy tax hike as panacea to problem

  • NANA ADDO 7 years ago

    YOU FOOL SHUT UP; U EVEN CANT FILL UP UR EC FORMS YOU SAYING WHAT? NPP PROMISING REDUCTION IN TAX AND YOU SAYING WHAT. YOU ALSO SUPPORTED NANA SO ADVICE HIM TO LIE AGAIN TO THE GHANAIANS. NOW THE NATION IS SINKING BADLY.WE WI ...
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  • Mensa 7 years ago

    THANKS GOD NO ONE ELECTED HIM HIS PARTY AND HIS NONSENSE TAX AND SPEND POLICYS WILL NEVER GET A HOLD IN GHANA

  • NANA ADDO 7 years ago

    MY GUYS IN NPP LIARS CANT LAST LONG IS LIKE WATER FALLEN TOGETHER WITH A BROKEN GLASS. NOW NPP CANT LIAR TO GHAHAN AGAIN. WE NEED THE HONEY AND SUGAR THEY PROMISED.

  • Concern Ghana 7 years ago

    Akpaloo why not tell Nana Addo to take 2.5% from the 17.5% VAT for the education and that will be good thinking.

  • Abokuma 7 years ago

    Ghanaians are reeling under the burden of numerous taxes and this is the best suggestion you could offer? Do you pay VAT? If the answer is yes, then I am amazed, if no then all I will say is no wonder you can make such a su ...
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  • la 7 years ago

    he promised to reduced VAT not increase it

  • joe,boston 7 years ago

    Why not 25 or 30 per cent. Another attention-seeking politician.

  • Onyame Nipa(Man Of God)USA 7 years ago

    EFO FOOL

  • Nii Addo 7 years ago

    Akufo-Addo led a demonstration dabbed (ku me pr3 ko) because of VAT which claimed human life so he dare not. We are all watching.

  • KWABENA KASAPREKO. 7 years ago

    ALL THOSE FAKE CHURCHES SHOULD BE MADE TO PAY TAXES. AND IN FACT, ALL CHURCHES, PERIOD ! THE COUNTRY NEEDS MONEY, AND ONE OF THE LOOPHOLES THAT CAN BE TAPPED, IS THE NUMEROUS AND IRRELEVANT CHURCHES THAT WE HAVE ALL OVER THE ...
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