If I do everything now what will I do when I come to office? – Bawumia speaks on why he won’t scrap E-Levy now

NPP flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has justified why he cannot abolish the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) now but will do so when he is voted as president.

The Vice President at the launch of the manifesto of the NPP last week announced that his government will abolish E-Levy, betting tax and all other nuisance taxes if Ghanaians give him the chance to serve as president.

“We will fast-track Ghana’s transformation into Africa’s digital hub through strategic policies, incentives, and investments. This includes investing in local talent and tech start-ups while abolishing the E-Levy,” Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia said.

The NPP flagbearer continued, “We’ll implement broad tax reforms, offering a one-time tax amnesty to all Ghanaians and corporate entities, wiping the slate clean from previous tax obligations. This will give everyone a fresh start in their tax journey.

“We will reform the Value Added Tax system by consolidating all levies into a single line item, which will be treated as part of input and output VAT, eliminating the cascading effect of the current regime.”

At a media engagement today, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia was asked why he cannot do all these things now.

In his answer, he strongly stated that if he executes all these plans now, there will be nothing for him to do when he is voted President.

“I must have a manifesto otherwise If I do everything now if I could what will I do when I come to office? I mean how can you do everything now? Even Mahama who was president, why didn’t he do everything then? Why is he coming back? He had full authority but I don’t have full authority,” Dr. Bawumia argued.

Listen to the NPP flagbearer in the attachment below.