Gabby Otchere-Darko- It’s Annoying How The GRA Or MoF Is Treating The Public Relations On E-Levy

One of the leading NPP members, Gabby Otchere-Darko has expressed his anger on the laissez-faire manner the Ghana Revenue Authority or Ministry of Finance is treating the Public Relations issue on the E-Levy.

In a post shared on his official Facebook page on Friday, 6th May 2022, he wrote;

I saw the post below from a loyalist of the ruling party and it hit me hard. I am frankly surprised by the ordinary, almost laissez-faire manner that MoF or GRA (whichever is directly responsible) is treating the PR on e-levy. In fact, it is annoying!

You have a most important but controversial revenue mobilisation tool: e-levy. It has taken you a tedious six months or so to finally get it going. Surely, PR complacency should not be your lot. 

It cannot be left to party communicators to encourage people not to empty their mobile money wallets. We cannot be casual about educating the people about e-levy. We cannot fail to be manifestly seen to be transparent to the good people of Ghana on how their hard-earned tax contributions are being used.  

Where is the evidence of any serious and deliberate public education on this critical national exercise?

So far, it has been very disappointing and smacks of an unforgivable lack of understanding of public sentiments over this levy and taxes in general and, even more worryingly, on how effectively to deal with it and achieve a positive Mise en Scène for the all-important goal of revenue mobilisation. 

This must be fixed and with some obvious show of urgency.”

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