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The Chief Executive Officer for the Consumer Protection Agency, Kofi Kapito has expressed reservations about government\u2019s decision to increase the communication service tax from 6% to 9%.<\/p>\n

Describing the decision as a lazy man\u2019s approac"},"modified":"2019-07-30T08:03:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T08:03:58","slug":"talk-tax-increment-a-lazy-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/30\/talk-tax-increment-a-lazy-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Talk tax’ increment a lazy approach"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Chief Executive Officer for the Consumer Protection Agency, Kofi Kapito has expressed reservations about government\u2019s decision to increase the communication service tax from 6% to 9%.<\/p>\n

Describing the decision as a lazy man\u2019s approach, Mr. Kapito said government could have resorted to other options of maximizing revenue.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is a sad day for consumers in Ghana, especially consumers of telecommunications and consumers that are impacted with the new levy. We are talking about expanding the digital age, so it should be affordable rather than being expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, it came out that in terms of data, Ghana stands out as one of the most expensive data countries in the world so how are we going to catch up with the rest of the world? I think that it is a lazy man\u2019s approach. There are so many ways government can maximize taxes to increase revenue,\u201d Mr. Kapito said on Eyewitness News<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n