- Kwesi Pratt Jnr criticizes government’s proposed 15% VAT on electricity for residential customers
- He calls it a practical joke and says the lifeline power offered by the government only benefits a small fraction of the population
- He believes the additional VAT on electricity consumption will burden low-income consumers and organized labor
- He finds the Ministry of Finance’s statement about stakeholder engagement annoying and believes it shows the government’s unwillingness to step down on the proposal
- He thinks the purpose of the stakeholder consultation is to get them to buy into the program, which he finds offensive.
Source: ghanaweb.com
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