The Deputy Director of communication for the New Patriotic Party, Jennifer Queen, has criticised the NDC government for taking credit for scrapping the electronic levy (E-Levy), insisting that the policy had already served its purpose.
Speaking on Accra based UTV, she argued that the levy was introduced as a temporary measure during a period of global economic difficulty.
According to her, the New Patriotic Party government, led by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, implemented both the COVID-19 levy and the E-Levy in response to the economic global impact of the Russia-Ukraine War.
She explained that the global crisis at the time made economic conditions difficult not only for Ghana but for countries around the world, necessitating such interventions.
Jennifer Queen noted that by the time the National Democratic Congress assumed power, the crisis had eased, making it easier for any government to scrap the levy.
“Any government that comes into power at that time would have scrapped the levy because it had finished serving its purpose,” she said.
She therefore argued that the current administration should not present the removal of the E-Levy as a major achievement.
Drawing comparisons, she added that just as the previous government introduced the E-Levy during a crisis, the current government has also introduced a fuel levy, suggesting that such measures are often situational rather than permanent policy decisions.
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