Richard Ahiagbah, the Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called on the government to fulfill its pledge to remove the COVID-19 levy, a commitment it made during its campaign.
Ahiagbah's comments came in response to the government’s failure to announce the repeal of the levy in the 2025 budget. In an interview on The Big Issue on Channel One TV, Ahiagbah expressed doubts over the government's sincerity regarding its campaign promises, particularly with respect to the COVID-19 levy.
He questioned, “Will they repeal the COVID-19 levy? Are they going to remove it? If not, they should tell us.” Ahiagbah also criticized the government’s engagement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), describing it as mere “theatrics” that failed to address the deeper issues affecting the people of Ghana.
The NPP communications director emphasized that keeping the COVID-19 levy contradicted the government's earlier assurances and continued to impose a burden on the public. "While other taxes have been removed, the COVID-19 levy should have been scrapped as well," Ahiagbah stated. "They promised to remove it, yet it remains in place to close the financial gap."
However, during the presentation of the 2025 budget on March 11, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson announced plans to implement VAT reforms by the end of the year, which will include the abolition of the COVID-19 levy.
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Source; theghanareport
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