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Bank VAT: NPP should not create fear and panic – Allotey Jacobs

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  • Komla Agbeshie ( Ho ) 10 years ago

    Ghanaians are not fools. NDC are killing our economy.Alotey you are very stupid to say this. NPP are not the only political party in Ghana. Tell your foolish president to be wise.

  • BEN 10 years ago

    NPP WANT TO BRING YOU DOWN; THAT MEANS THE WILL DO EVERYTHING TO BRING YOU DOWN

  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE 10 years ago

    TAX! TAX ! TAX! NDC, COME DOWN FROM THE TREE. YOU ARE WORSE THAN ZACHAEUS. NDC,JESUS NEEDS YOU. THE 17.5% BANKS SERVICE CHARGE IS ROBBERY NOT TAX. ALSO, YOU MUST STAY AWAY FROM IRAN!!!!
    THIS IS A COUNTRY WHICH HAS VOWED TO W ...
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  • Gye Nyame 10 years ago

    Allotey, since you are well versed on this topic, tell us what exactly is going to be taxed. We don't care about what is NOT getting taxed, the important thing is to know what is GETTING taxed. We don't need this mumbo jumbo ...
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  • insight to the bone 10 years ago

    then they should tax all moslems buying tickets to go to mecca , tax all monies received in corrupt dealings , tax mahama and his brother first

  • Senior Wisdom 10 years ago

    Now you've won the title as the most incompetent government ever in Africa. You are a bunch of incompetent jokers. Bank VAT wow, first in the world. Double taxing workers. This is just a recipe to collapse banking because nob ...
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  • The Mask 10 years ago

    Banking VAT or not I am sure you are looking at saving and balancing your budget I came across this article on family finance and Boachsoft Finance 2012 software and I think you should read it:

    blog(dot)boachsoft(dot)com
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  • OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

    How can alotey Jacobs be on any board. He is stupid and clueless.

  • NAMA 10 years ago

    ALL THE WANT TO SEE IS; NDC FALLING APART SO THAT THE CAN PICK UP THE POWER SIDE: WE CALL THAT GREEDY POLITICS

  • NAMA NUA 10 years ago

    SO WILL THERE BE TASKS ON TREASURY BILLS AND FIXED DEPOSITS? I WILL KEEP MY MONEY HOME OR ABROAD. NAMA, TELL THEM. HMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!EI!!!!!!!

  • WALI 10 years ago

    BUT GHANA PEOPLE WILL NEVER LET 17.5% MAHAMA VAT TO TAKE PLACE IF THIS VAT TAKE PLACE PEOPLE WILL MAKE A RUN ON THE BANKS AND THE BANKSTERS WILL HAVE EMPTY BANKS WITH NO MONEY STOP THE LIES AND BULL-SHIT MR ALOTEY ,SHAME ON Y ...
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  • BEN 10 years ago

    ONPP IS NOT GOING TO PRAISE YOU BUT RATHER BRING YOU DOWN

  • GHANABA 10 years ago

    Why worrying about propaganda workas your main tool as NDC PARTY

  • Chelsea Rolland 10 years ago

    Taxing to share among them self

  • NAMA 10 years ago

    JUST DOING EVERYTHING TO COME TO POWER

  • Pelicles 10 years ago

    Do you understand the intricases of banking? In the end, the cost will be passed on to the consumer in one way or the other.

    Now, why do think NPP is desperate? Imagine Kuffour imposed such a tax, will NDC then in oppositi ...
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  • john 10 years ago

    Why do the media invite people like Allotey Jecobs to discuss technical topic as VAT?

  • Johnny 10 years ago

    The entire nation is full of jokers,making serious issues look like a drama.People have forgotten that these VAT will be passed on to the same poor consumer after the banks have charged these to their clients.

  • Ghanaian Taxpayer 10 years ago

    This foolish Alatani must be sent packing home. He speaks about issues he knows (nose, of cause, his own) nothing about. Sometimes I wonder why he is even entertained on these radio programmes, since he never says anything se ...
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  • BEN 10 years ago

    ALLOTEY IS A VERY STUPID IDIOT. YOU AND THE NDC GOVERNMENT ARE ATAA AYI'S SENIOR BROTHER. I VOTED FOR NDC BUT I AM FACING THE CONSEQUENCES NOW.

  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 10 years ago

    Waow, you voted for NDC paaaa and it shows. Hahahaha, what a faker!

  • Natural Mystic 10 years ago

    Komla, please learn to put your points across without insults. Mahatma is your president as well. How will you feel if somebody says 'dzimakpla' ( I hope am correct with the spelling)

  • somebody papapa 10 years ago

    Alotey where is your sister Ama Benyiwa Doe? heeheheheheheheheeeee

  • GHANAIAN 10 years ago

    SO WILL THERE BE TASKS ON TREASURY BILLS AND FIXED DEPOSITS? I WILL KEEP MY MONEY HOME OR ABROAD. UNCLE BEN, TELL THEM

  • FRANCE 10 years ago

    You would be judged according to your deeds .

  • Millionaire 10 years ago

    The policy of NDC to milk Ghanaians dry is terrible. What have they been doing with all the taxes they're collecting - they go straight into their pockets! This "monkey de work baboon de chop" taxation policy!

  • SENSIBLE MAN 10 years ago

    Listen to that fool called Benard Allotey Whatever,who has told the whole world that he joined politics because of 'nokofio', also opening his stinking mouth about a subject-matter he does not have the competence to discuss,l ...
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  • Ugly Akufu Addo 10 years ago

    By 2015

  • Ugly Akufu Addo 10 years ago

    Alan is our savior

  • FA 10 years ago

    THE MEDIA SHOULD INVITE PEOPLE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE NOT ALLOTEY.

  • WALI 10 years ago

    NPP GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH 17.5% BANKING VAT CRAP IT IS MAHAMA AND NDC THAT DOING THIS STOP THE LIES YOU GOT NO SHAME BLAMING NPP?YOU ARE A TRADER THAT SOLD HIS SOUL TO THE DEVIL JUST TO MAKE YOUR STOMAC FULL
    SHAME ON YO ...
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  • Ugly Akufu Addo 10 years ago

    Alan dont accept Afokos decision

  • Ugly Akufu Addo 10 years ago

    Alan dont accept Afokos decision

  • Ugly Akufu Addo 10 years ago

    Alan dont accept Afokos decision

  • Ugly Akufu Addo 10 years ago

    Alan dont accept Afokos decision

  • Ugly Akufu Addo 10 years ago

    Alan dont accept Afokos decision

  • Baby Bole 10 years ago

    GHANAIANS ARE NOT FOOLS

  • BEN 10 years ago

    YOU ARE THE MOST STUPID MAN I VE SEEN TODAY. CAN YOU TELL ME THOSE MONIES ARE BEING FOR??? I AM AN NDC MEMBER BUT I VE BITTEN MORE THAN I CAN CHEW. WE SHALL SEE 2016. DISGRACEFUL AND CORRUPT GOVERNMENT. WHAT YOU ARE DOING NOW ...
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  • Joseph Peters 10 years ago

    What knowledge do you have on financial matters. Have you paid all your taxes as board member to develop the shit at your door step.

  • Akoraba 10 years ago

    Does this guy, Allotey Jacobs understand anything at all? If anybody is to be blamed, he has to blame his party, NDC, for introducing the tax, which is not needed and not progressive,

  • Raymond. Spain. 10 years ago

    I am a diehard NDC but am not happy with this tax. They have already started taking money out of savings. I lived and worked here in Europe and have been saving with the Ghana commercial Bank. Just a few days ago, I noticed t ...
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  • Teddy Osei 10 years ago

    ITS ALWAYS VERY EASY AND COMFORTING FOR THIEVING NDC AND THEIR COHORTS TO PARRY THE BLAME ON THE OPPOSITION WHEN IN FACT ALL THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO IS TO DRAW THE WOOL OVER GULLIBLE GHANAIAN CITIZENS.
    CAN THIS ALLOTEY JA ...
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  • dad 10 years ago

    Ever since I knew Allotey, he has never talk one sensible thing and I wonder why we have sech leaders in our country.instead of them to think about the future of the country they think only for their stomach. God will punish ...
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  • Anson 10 years ago

    According to the Deputy Minister of Finance, the new tax is not going to affect salaries, savings, deposits, loans and payment with cheques.
    SO WHO AND WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO BE AFFECT?

  • Obiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 10 years ago

    Better keep my pounds home, whenever i need cedis, go to black market and change to buy whatever i need to buy.It is finished since NDC want to collapse the banking sector. We will succumb to this jungle-Iran tactics by adopt ...
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  • Omanba, Chiicago, IL. 10 years ago

    Look at this stupid man. Trying to speak in favor of something everybody sees wrong. In the years past, where have the government been having money for its development projects? The most annoying thing is that, after collecti ...
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  • Kanawu 10 years ago

    Alotey you are very stupid man do you know what is call task on banking?

  • Hamza 10 years ago

    Can sombody tell me what is goin on in Ghana?

  • KKK USA 10 years ago

    THIS MAN IS ONE OF THE FOOLS IN NDC IS HE A FANTI OR A GA MAN LOOK AT THE FACE HE IS NOT WISE AT ALL HE TALKS FOOLISH THINGS ALL THE TIME

  • KOMLA TULASI 10 years ago

    YOU STUPID MAN!!! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. YOU CANNOT RUN THE COUNTRY BY UNREALISTIC TAXATION UNLESS YOU WANT TO SPELL THE DOOM OF THE COUNTRY. THIS IS A GOVERNMENT WITHOUT ANY VISION AND A GOVERNMENT WITH ...
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  • Che 10 years ago

    Your face say it all. Go and tell Ibrahim to pay his taxes. Foolish you. What services do you refer to? Useless people.

  • Asoreba 10 years ago

    If the Government needs money, they should first account for the money they recived from the oil sales and all teh gold that is being flown to the Arab worlds.

  • KWAA 10 years ago

    So this guy thinks without the NPP,Ghanaians don`t know that the economy policies of this Government is a flop?
    What is this Government doing with all the taxes they have collected,that they need more?Most Ghanaians have no ...
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  • Gbedema 10 years ago

    Is NDC a Socialist Party?
    Allottey I need the answer?

    Allottey always talks as if he is 9 years of age. Every Ghanaian is crying and instead of a grown up like you Allotey to sit President Mahama down and advice him abou ...
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  • Peter Wiafe Pepera MP 10 years ago

    Ghanaweb Comment re BoG measures 4/2/14

    Kwaku, I thank you for your thoughtful, thought provoking & decent reply to my statement! I myself realised that it was a waste of my valuable time to take the matter to court becaus ...
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