interest of the nation<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s not every decision that will be popular but what was I elected for as president, to take popular decisions? If I took popular decisions for you to be happy with me, this country will be in the ground by now. Do I take pleasure in imposing taxes on people as if you just take a pleasure in doing it, you don\u2019t. But you look at the alternative and the alternative is worse and so you must take decisions that are in the national interest. The benefits might not be seen immediately but in future people will see what benefits they have accrued from the decisions that were made,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
But speaking on Eyewitness News<\/strong>, Kwaku Kwarteng who is also a Member of Parliament\u2019s Finance Committee called on the president to reverse the taxes in order to enable the private sector to expand.<\/p>\n\u201cThe president is not thinking about the private sector to expand economic activities and create jobs, he is now thinking about more taxation because we must finance our own country\u2019s expenditures. The president\u2019s delivery on Tuesday is nothing but an attempt to justify taxes\u2026because of mismanagement in the name of spending it on the people. It was completely unconvincing and I hope that going forward, some of these taxes will be reversed so that the private sector will have some breathing space to expand and to create jobs for the unemployed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kwaku Kwarteng also advised that “if the president is committed to reducing taxes for individuals and the private sector, he must look at the energy levies.\u201d<\/p>\n
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By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n