{"id":667646,"date":"2019-07-30T10:08:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T10:08:58","guid":{"rendered":" <br><div>\n            <div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><figure><img width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1564481338_419_53014247.jpg\"   alt=\"luxury vehicle\" title=\"luxury"},"modified":"2019-07-30T10:08:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T10:08:58","slug":"audio-luxury-car-owners-dealers-shower-praises-on-akufo-addo-over-luxury-vehicle-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/30\/audio-luxury-car-owners-dealers-shower-praises-on-akufo-addo-over-luxury-vehicle-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio: Luxury car owners, dealers shower praises on Akufo-Addo over Luxury Vehicle Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1564481338_419_53014247.jpg\"   alt=\"luxury vehicle\" title=\"luxury vehicle\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luxury vehicles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"260px\" src=\"https:\/\/clip.afrad.io\/?clipId=F2DizsXGXxS89MFn5\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Vehicle and Assets Dealers Association of Ghana has welcomed the decision by the Akufo-Addo government to withdraw the Luxury Vehicle Tax which was introduced last year.<\/p>\n<p>President of the Association, Eric Kweku Boateng, said the withdrawal of the Luxury Vehicle Tax shows the Akufo-Addo administration is a listening government and has the citizen\u2019s plea at heart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, when we heard the announcement yesterday, we were full of joy and could not hold our happiness,\u201d he told Accra based Okay FM, monitored by <strong>Adomonline.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO: Canadian girls kidnappers: Four granted GHC 800,000 bail<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Government has withdrawn the Luxury Vehicle Tax which it introduced last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori\u2013Atta, in his Mid-year Budget Review in Parliament, said while the tax was introduced to raise revenue, \u201cwe have noted suggestions from the general public on the implementation of this tax.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO: Acting IGP cracks whip; interdicts police commander for unlawful detention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Luxury Vehicle Tax targeted owners of vehicles with engine capacities of 3 litres and above.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the news, Mr Boateng said over 5,000 luxury vehicles were parked in various garages across the country when government introduced the Luxury Vehicle Tax because buyers refused to buy them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO: Ghana Cocoa Board to raise $1.3 billion in syndicated loans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He also noted that those who went for loans to import their vehicles were unable to pay back and were harassed by their bankers.<\/p>\n<p>So the announcement, he noted, gave them a great relief.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Adomonline.com | Dorcas Abedu-Kennedy<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luxury vehicles Vehicle and Assets Dealers Association of Ghana has welcomed the decision by the Akufo-Addo government to withdraw the Luxury Vehicle Tax which was introduced last year. 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