Publicly announce the results of the E-Levy town hall gatherings - Socio-political Analyst Demands

Following the 2022 budget reading, the finance minister has been criticized for including an electronic transaction charge, which aims to tax Ghanaians who do business electronically. The Ministry of Information, in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, has planned a series of town hall meetings to further inform Ghanaians about the proposed E-levy, which is still awaiting Parliament's approval. 

Professor Piesie Osei Anto, a formal instructor at the Ghana Communication Technology University in Accra and a sociopolitical activist, has responded by calling on the finance and information ministries to publicly project the results of the town hall meetings for the entire country.

Professor Piesie Osei Anto, a formal lecturer at the Ghana Communication Technology University in Accra and a sociopolitical activist, has reacted to this by calling on the finance and information ministries to publicly project the results of the town hall meetings so that the entire country can learn whether Ghanaians support or oppose the E-Levy. 

Professor Piesie Osei Anto emphasized that if the town hall meetings do not yield a positive result, members of Parliament should be allowed to travel to their various constituencies and engage with their constituents to learn about their intentions and ideas on the e-levy tonal case for whether it should be approved or rejected by parliament. 

Finally, he suggested that decisions be made public so that the entire Ghanaian community can vote in a referendum on the proposed e-levy if parliament cannot approve it on time. 

Professor Piesie Osei Anto stated in an interview on Gye Nyame Fm's Morning Show dubbed Adeakye Abia hosted by Kwaku Mensah Abrampa that road tolls must be reintroduced immediately to reduce the burden on the country's tax because road tolls are collected in every country, so why have they been revoked only in Ghana? 

If this government does not reintroduce road tolls, he claims, any government that succeeds will be forced to do so to generate revenue for the country. 

He went on to say that if the e-levy does not materialize, the country can still generate revenue by collecting all state funds that are annually misappropriated due to bribery and corruption.