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The\nplanned demonstration being championed by a group calling itself \u2018Coalition for\nSocial Justice (CSJ)\u2019 has suffered a setback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\ngroup, largely made up of members of the opposition National Democratic Congress\n(NDC), i"},"modified":"2019-07-09T17:23:51","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T17:23:51","slug":"ndc-ku-yen-preko-demo-crumbling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/09\/ndc-ku-yen-preko-demo-crumbling\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC \u2018Ku Yen Preko\u2019 Demo Crumbling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The
\nplanned demonstration being championed by a group calling itself \u2018Coalition for
\nSocial Justice (CSJ)\u2019 has suffered a setback.<\/p>\n
The
\ngroup, largely made up of members of the opposition National Democratic Congress
\n(NDC), is protesting against what it has termed as hardship in the country.<\/p>\n
Members
\nof a Coalition of Economic Association that the CSJ announced were going to
\nparticipate in the march christened \u201cKum Yen Preko\u201d have said they are
\nwithdrawing from the action.<\/p>\n
The
\ncoalition said the decision to withdraw was agreed upon
\nby sub-associations including Vehicle and Asset Dealers Association of Ghana
\n(VADAG), True Driver’s Union, Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), Ghana
\nCommitted Driver’s Association, National Concerned Spare Parts Dealers of Ghana
\nand Jacob Osei Yeboah, an Independent Presidential Candidate during the 2012
\nelections who were also planning to join the CSJ demonstration.<\/p>\n
Members
\nof VADAG, for instance, had reportedly said they were going to demonstrate
\nagainst the luxury vehicle tax.<\/p>\n
Executives
\nof the coalition attributed the decision to drop the planned demonstration to
\nthe outcome of \u2018a careful consideration\u2019 of the protest. <\/p>\n
The
\nstatement signed by VADAG President, Eric Kwaku Boateng, said, \u201cAs an
\nassociation, we are open to further deliberations with the government on the
\nbest way(s) of making Ghana business friendly and engaging. High nuisance taxes
\nwill not only cause damage to business growth but also stall innovation and job
\ncreation. This luxury vehicle tax, if not abolished, could cause such damage.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo
\nthis end, VADAG entreats ALL members to proceed on normal work activities as
\ndeliberations with the government still continue as we disassociate ourselves
\nfrom ANY protest on July 9 regarding the said luxury vehicle tax,\u201d the
\nstatement said.<\/p>\n
According
\nto VADAG, they had resorted to seeking the intervention of stakeholders
\nincluding former heads of state, diplomatic missions and civil society bodies
\nto bring to bear upon government to drop the tax on luxury vehicles.<\/p>\n
In
\nthe aftermath of the petitions, government has promised to review the tax ahead
\nof the mid-year budget review. <\/p>\n
However,
\nFinance Minister Ken Ofori Atta\u2019s word that the tax would be reviewed did not
\nappear to please the VADAG who said, \u201cWe still insist the tax MUST be ABOLISHED
\nand NOT reviewed.\u201d<\/p>\n
The \u201cKum Yen Preko\u201d being led by CSJ was until the rescission by the associations slated to be held on July 9 to protest against what organizers said are difficult economic conditions.<\/p>\n
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