More goods, services to attract VAT

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• DAN 12 years ago

  put VAT or sales tax on finance services, medical and probably agriculture products

  put VAT or sales tax on finance services, medical and probably agriculture products

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• Create, loot and share 12 years ago

  Tax here, tax there, tax everywhere. "We die finish".

  Tax here, tax there, tax everywhere. "We die finish".

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• Blessed 12 years ago

  the government is simply clueless and directionless. what a shame. why don't they resign and get the hell out of power if they find the task too big to handle. is it by force to stay in office if you have nothing positive to ...
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  the government is simply clueless and directionless. what a shame. why don't they resign and get the hell out of power if they find the task too big to handle. is it by force to stay in office if you have nothing positive to offer?

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• USMAN 12 years ago

  Ghanaians must device means to avoid taxes. This is the surest way of saving money. Why drink minerals if you can afford oranges at a fifth of the price. Why eat imported rice if you can afford local rice at half the price. W ...
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  Ghanaians must device means to avoid taxes. This is the surest way of saving money. Why drink minerals if you can afford oranges at a fifth of the price. Why eat imported rice if you can afford local rice at half the price. We must resort more to our local products to teach the Vagabonds in Power(VIPs) a bitter lesson for not being innovative. They are a fond of taking cheap money from the port and so they can't think. Fellow Ghanaians let us device means to punish these useless university graduates in authority.

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• kofucius.wordpress.com 12 years ago

  It is not possible that the local items are just not as good and that the average Ghanaian would rather spend their hard earned money on things that they judge to be better?
  
  If this increased taxes were invested in support ...
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  It is not possible that the local items are just not as good and that the average Ghanaian would rather spend their hard earned money on things that they judge to be better?
  
  If this increased taxes were invested in supporting the improvements in these areas of agriculture you mentioned, you would not have to worry much about imports...
  
  But I get it, "imports bad, local production good", but what happens if the local goods just do not meet the standards our people want?
  
  The essence of a market is based on meeting the needs of the customer, and the customer makes their assessment based on how they spend.
  
  Additionally would it not make sense for the government to help these local producers of rice (using your example) sell their rice to say smaller less competitive markets like South Sudan or even Sierra Leone? I think the government needs to be more creative when it comes to figuring out how to increase the tax base...

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• Jack Post 12 years ago

  This NDC government is clueless of managing the economy. Taxes are going up every day while service delivery declines unabated. Where are we Ghanians heading to with these hellish situation, Te country is broke but the Minste ...
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  This NDC government is clueless of managing the economy. Taxes are going up every day while service delivery declines unabated. Where are we Ghanians heading to with these hellish situation, Te country is broke but the Minster of Finance maintains the economy is robust. God help us in Ghana with this lying and corrupt NDC government. Poor fiscal management and corruption are killing the Ghana nation. The NDC government is not interested to tackle this canker but always resorts to increasing taxes that hurt every one except themselves because they enjoy every thing free- free petrol, free housing, free electricity plus the usual kickbacks.

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• GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 12 years ago

  WE NEED DECENTRALIZATION IN GH. SO REGIONS CAN ALSO IMPOSE VAT TAXES, REGIONAL LOTTERIES ETC AND CLAIM THE REVENUE TO DEVELOP THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS, HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, STADIUMS, JOB PROGRAMS ETC...TO BREED COMPETITION AMO ...
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  WE NEED DECENTRALIZATION IN GH. SO REGIONS CAN ALSO IMPOSE VAT TAXES, REGIONAL LOTTERIES ETC AND CLAIM THE REVENUE TO DEVELOP THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS, HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, STADIUMS, JOB PROGRAMS ETC...TO BREED COMPETITION AMONGST THE REGIONS, TAX BREAKS FOR BUSINESSES. WESTERN NATIONS HAVE THIS VAT TAX SYSTEM, AND IT IS THESE SAME MONIES GH DEPENDS ON IN THE FORM OF FOREIGN AID.

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• kofucius.wordpress.com 12 years ago

  One of the most reasonable proposals I've seen out of all of the tax increase related commentary.
  
  Regional competition has helped places like China (say what you say about them but they have moved millions of people out of ...
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  One of the most reasonable proposals I've seen out of all of the tax increase related commentary.
  
  Regional competition has helped places like China (say what you say about them but they have moved millions of people out of poverty recently) tremendously.

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• JAMREAH 12 years ago

  IN THE USA,CANADA AND MANY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES CHURCHES DECLARE TAXES EACH YEAR.CHURCH MEMBERS GET RETURNS FROM MEMBERS WHO DECLARE TAXES TO THE REVENUE AGENCIES.WIDEN THE TAX NET BUT USE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS TO ELIMINATE FRA ...
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  IN THE USA,CANADA AND MANY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES CHURCHES DECLARE TAXES EACH YEAR.CHURCH MEMBERS GET RETURNS FROM MEMBERS WHO DECLARE TAXES TO THE REVENUE AGENCIES.WIDEN THE TAX NET BUT USE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS TO ELIMINATE FRAUD AND ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY.

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