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    Ghana, IEA Rubbishes Tax Increments; want Free SHS Limited to 3-per Family

    Posted On 08 Aug 2019
    By : New Africa Business News, Staff Correspondent
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    BY YESMAN ANTOH-

    Dr. John Kwakye, IEA Senior Economist, Ghana
    Photo Credit: IEA Ghana

    NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS, Accra, Ghana- THE INSTITUTE of Economic Affairs (IEA) has rejected tax increments announced by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta in his mid-year review and supplementary Budget presentation.

    Mr. Ofori-Atta in his presentation to Parliament last week announced the upward review of taxes on Communications Service Tax and energy levies.

    He announced that Ghanaians will have to pay GHp20 more for a liter of petrol and diesel and GHp8 more for a kg of LPG.

    “Mr. Speaker, you may recall that government in 2017 issued the Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA) Bond, which has, to date, raised almost GH¢ 6 billion on the back of ESLA levies to pay for legacy debts from the NDC’s ‘dumsor days.’

    “The bond proceeds were used to liquidate approximately 60% of the energy sector legacy debts. Government proposes to increase the Energy Sector Levies by GHp 20 per litre for petrol and diesel and GHp 8 per kg for LPG, so as to increase the inflows to enable government to issue additional bonds to pay down our energy sector debt obligations.

    Addressing the media on Tuesday, Director of research for the IEA Dr. John Kwakye argued other innovative measures should have been used to generate more revenue for government instead of overburdening consumers.

    Dr. Kwakye warned the increments could be counterproductive. He also proposed limiting free SHS to three persons per family as a cost saving measure.

    “It has to be said that the decision to increase the taxes, we think it is unfortunate, given the additional burden the increases will pose on already overburdened tax payers. Rather than increasing the taxes, we were expecting the minister to introduce new initiatives to raise revenue.”

    “In its current form, the free senior high school is a very costly one, the number of students involved that likely to mount with additional future streams will compound the cost. It is also very costly for government to offer a whole range of free things under the policy including the fees, other academic charges, books, food, accommodation and uniforms.”

    The mounting free SHS cost will put immense burden on the budget to other equally important projects.

    “It will be worthwhile to consider options, first a kind of means testing scheme could be introduced to make financially capable parents pay for their wards, second a government-parent cost sharing arrangement could be arranged where government pays for say academic fees, and charges, books and boarding while parents pay for feeding and uniform and thirdly, consideration should be given to the idea of say three students per family.”

    1.00 United States Dollar = 5.40 Ghanaian Cedi

    BY YESMAN ANTOH, NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS, BUSINESS & POLITICS, GLOBAL CORRESPONDENT

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