Our tax levels are too high - Professor Peter Quartey

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• Jeremiah Boachie Sarpong 7 months ago

  Thanks Prof for insight

  Thanks Prof for insight

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• Abedru 7 months ago

  When did you come to that realization?

  When did you come to that realization?

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• Kweku 7 months ago

  Only few people in the formal sector are paying taxes in Ghana. . Most businesses in the informal sector don't pay taxes and no efforts are being made to formalize their economic activities and pay taxes to the state

  Only few people in the formal sector are paying taxes in Ghana. . Most businesses in the informal sector don't pay taxes and no efforts are being made to formalize their economic activities and pay taxes to the state

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• Charles 7 months ago

  @Kweku. This is a classical example of a weak state. The political leaders are indecisive because they fear to lose votes during election. As a result, they are not doing the right things to uplift the country. How come that ...
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  @Kweku. This is a classical example of a weak state. The political leaders are indecisive because they fear to lose votes during election. As a result, they are not doing the right things to uplift the country. How come that a whole 80% of the work force are not paying any tax and the political leadership are comfortable with that. The black person is not innovative hence our inability to devise a way to tax the informal sector. Instead of sitting down to think of how to generate income from domestic sources we would rather go to the white man for loans to run our country.

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• Egypt 7 months ago

  when did this hypocrite realise this. why wondnt you ask your kyebi godogodo looting brigade people when they were in power

  when did this hypocrite realise this. why wondnt you ask your kyebi godogodo looting brigade people when they were in power

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• Kwaku 7 months ago

  THE PROBLEM IS THAT OUR THINKING ABOUT TAX IS MIRED IN UNREALISTIC RECEIVED WESTERN DOCTRINES ABOUT TAXATION.
  WHY NOT SHIFT 50 PERCENT OF PERSONAL TAX TO BUILDINGS TAX.
  DEFINE 10/15 CATEGORIES OF HOUSES AND TAX THEM ACCORD ...
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  THE PROBLEM IS THAT OUR THINKING ABOUT TAX IS MIRED IN UNREALISTIC RECEIVED WESTERN DOCTRINES ABOUT TAXATION.
  WHY NOT SHIFT 50 PERCENT OF PERSONAL TAX TO BUILDINGS TAX.
  DEFINE 10/15 CATEGORIES OF HOUSES AND TAX THEM ACCORDING TO VALUATION
  ENFORCE THEM WITH GPS DRONES.
  ETC.

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• Efua 7 months ago

  @Kwaku. Good idea. I hope that the political leadership will read your proposal and act accordingly. We should find innovative ways of generating income to the state. We cannot depend on only Gold and Cocoa exports.

  @Kwaku. Good idea. I hope that the political leadership will read your proposal and act accordingly. We should find innovative ways of generating income to the state. We cannot depend on only Gold and Cocoa exports.

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