Ghanaian rapper, Emmanuel Kwesi Danso Arthur Junior, widely known as Kwesi Arthur has expressed his sentiments about the government’s intentions to tax digital music and video streaming platforms.
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It would be vividly recalled that the deputy minister for tourism, arts & culture, Hon, Mark Okraku Mantey recommended that the government needs to tax online streaming platforms for revenues.
According to the minister, funds that would be collected from online streaming platforms like YouTube, iTunes, Spotify, Audiomack, and others will contribute to the growth and development of the country. He made this known during an interview on GTV.
“People are selling on YouTube, iTunes, Bolt Foods, and Uber. People are now buying clothes online, are they paying anything to the government? No. After the momo, I think we need to go heavily online and then cyber to see what we can get from there,” he said.
In reaction to that, Kwesi Arthur stated that every country needs taxes in order to facilitate that growth and development. However, he added that government must also show accountability for the taxes they collect from the citizen.
He said that if the government would be transparent in what they use their taxes for, they have every right to take any kind of tax they want from the citizens.
He added that he has no problem paying taxes as long as the government show what they use their taxes for, hence they should be able to break down and explain what they intend to use the taxes for on the internet.
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