Ghana's hardship is leading many into depression - Lydia Forson

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Pulse-gh Nov. 29, 2022 1:21 p.m.

Ghana's hardship is leading many into depression - Lydia Forson

He said the Government would “Review the E-levy Act and specifically reduce the headline rate from 1.5 per cent to 1 per cent of the transaction value as well as the removal of the daily threshold.” The 2018 Mid-Year budget amended the VAT rate from 15% to 12.5% and delinked the National Health Insurance Levy (NHIL) and Ghana Education Trust Fund Levy (GETFund Levy) from VAT.

In a separate post that also highlighted the plight of Ghanaians, the actress who has been vocal about issues that affect citizens listed a number of things that continue to drain the pocket of many.

Worse is that we’re being led by people who don’t care,"she tweeted on November 28.

Mr Ken Ofori- Atta, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, as part of the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy he presented to Parliament on Thursday, November, 24 proposed a 2.5 per cent increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) to support roads and digitisation agenda of government..

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