IMF behind 17.5% Petroleum Tax – MP

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• Obournana 11 years ago

  The useless liar of an MP for Obuasi. If it is the IMF, what is wrong with that. Do we have to do things that do not benefit everybody? We have to cut our coat according to the size of our material not about our size. We nee ...
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  The useless liar of an MP for Obuasi. If it is the IMF, what is wrong with that. Do we have to do things that do not benefit everybody? We have to cut our coat according to the size of our material not about our size. We need people who could be honest instead of political talkertives or noise makers in parliament. Kweku Kwarteng is just an NPP voting machinery making unnecessary comments and following issues blindly. Why, Kweku why? Obuasi is collapsing and very soon we shall reduce the number of MPs there. You and Ennin will see who is who? Stop the noise and think about a better things to help Obuasi survive. You don't criticize everything when you know it will help the whole country.

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• Brains 11 years ago

  Obournana, whenever I read such comments of partisan fanatics like you, I really become very happy! My only problem is that, unfortunately, I was born into such a country with so many idiots like you.

  Obournana, whenever I read such comments of partisan fanatics like you, I really become very happy! My only problem is that, unfortunately, I was born into such a country with so many idiots like you.

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• Kwadwo 11 years ago

  Gas prices are going down daily in the US, but Mahama is adding more taxes on gas. So Oboumana, who is rather useless. Certainly it is not the complaining MP, but Mahama. However, I don't have any sympathy for the poor in Gha ...
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  Gas prices are going down daily in the US, but Mahama is adding more taxes on gas. So Oboumana, who is rather useless. Certainly it is not the complaining MP, but Mahama. However, I don't have any sympathy for the poor in Ghana because they voted this dizzy blond Mahama to power.

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• real 11 years ago

  I guess you need to switch deals with Saudi Arabia if you need cheap gases to buy. Idiot. Can OPEC afford to let its oil business collapse by succumbing to the mess in Russia, with sanctions rocketting Russian economy , whos ...
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  I guess you need to switch deals with Saudi Arabia if you need cheap gases to buy. Idiot. Can OPEC afford to let its oil business collapse by succumbing to the mess in Russia, with sanctions rocketting Russian economy , whose reason is to ruin economies of countries that largely rely on oil as their foreign exchange system? who can afford the degradation it may cause its environment, scaling up production to meet the lowering prices, improving the collapsing economy? The world leaders knew the reason for global economic crisis but refused to curb it. This seems to be the wrong time for such action. the poor always pay the price.

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• onipanua 11 years ago

  Nonsense!!!.Are we in the US?And you have forgotten that the US has a balooning budget and trade deficits.America is surviving economically because of the dollars stand as an international currency and which allows it to prin ...
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  Nonsense!!!.Are we in the US?And you have forgotten that the US has a balooning budget and trade deficits.America is surviving economically because of the dollars stand as an international currency and which allows it to print dollars to finance state expenditure.Heavy borrowing from China saved America's economy.

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• real 11 years ago

  Well, the good reason is, KSA has discounted US oil prices and now sells to the US at about $74 a barrel. but the price stays the same for other countries. The dollar as a global reserve currency is now threatened by the Chin ...
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  Well, the good reason is, KSA has discounted US oil prices and now sells to the US at about $74 a barrel. but the price stays the same for other countries. The dollar as a global reserve currency is now threatened by the Chinese atheists and the Russian war lords. Global economy could be threatened if the dollar continues to loose its ground. Things are really falling apart, we are heading towards a total shutdown of global economic system. It could take some extra centuries or decades to recoup.

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• Otsibu Darko 11 years ago

  This calls for a general strike, period! This tax is going to "kill us", prices are going to skyrocket to unbearable proportions, we are already suffering and this our very stupid MP's don't think about any thing except for t ...
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  This calls for a general strike, period! This tax is going to "kill us", prices are going to skyrocket to unbearable proportions, we are already suffering and this our very stupid MP's don't think about any thing except for their selfish interest directed by the president!

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• New Sheriff in Town 11 years ago

  Mahama and his NDC appointees are very creative in deceptive propaganda but are totally clueless as how to manage the national ecomini - sorry, economy. Their brains are full of propaganda with no space for any vision. All th ...
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  Mahama and his NDC appointees are very creative in deceptive propaganda but are totally clueless as how to manage the national ecomini - sorry, economy. Their brains are full of propaganda with no space for any vision. All the do for revenue is to tax everything aiding our existence on this miserable country they have led Ghanaians through. They will tax our birth and tax our death

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• Wisdom 11 years ago

  IMF loans comes with certain conditions.
  This is a tip of the ice-beg fools
  Manage your economy well, stop over spending, corruption and wastage
  IMF for u, fools

  IMF loans comes with certain conditions.
  This is a tip of the ice-beg fools
  Manage your economy well, stop over spending, corruption and wastage
  IMF for u, fools

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• Ken Ntiamoa 11 years ago

  and you won't need IMF or 17.5% Petroleum tax.
  
  Ken

  and you won't need IMF or 17.5% Petroleum tax.
  
  Ken

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• ken 11 years ago

  NPP should stop giving IMF a bad name. The Fund didn't run down the economy so whatever policy directives they are asking the government to do should not be used to tarnish their image.

  NPP should stop giving IMF a bad name. The Fund didn't run down the economy so whatever policy directives they are asking the government to do should not be used to tarnish their image.

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• paps 11 years ago

  GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOU

  GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOU

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• Kofi - USA 11 years ago

  HOW CAN IMF BE BEHIND THIS WHEN THE WESTERN COUNTRIES HAVE SEEN PRICES OF FUEL KEEP GOING DOWN OVER THE LAST THREE WEEKS OR SO. THIS IS INSANE AND THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY SHOULD RISE UP. SAME THIG HAPPENED WHEN VAT WAS ...
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  HOW CAN IMF BE BEHIND THIS WHEN THE WESTERN COUNTRIES HAVE SEEN PRICES OF FUEL KEEP GOING DOWN OVER THE LAST THREE WEEKS OR SO. THIS IS INSANE AND THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY SHOULD RISE UP. SAME THIG HAPPENED WHEN VAT WAS INCREASED AND PEOPLE JUST SAT DOWN AND DID NOTHING. ELECTRICITY, FUEL GOODS KEEP GOING UP AND UP. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO END.

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• JUSTICE OSEI AGYEMANG 11 years ago

  THIS KURASENI MP AGAIN? HMMMM, THINGS FALL APART.THIS GUY ALWAYS TALK NONESENSE HE JUST WANT PEOPLE TO HEAR HIS VOICE, GOOD FOR NOTHING NPP MP.

  THIS KURASENI MP AGAIN? HMMMM, THINGS FALL APART.THIS GUY ALWAYS TALK NONESENSE HE JUST WANT PEOPLE TO HEAR HIS VOICE, GOOD FOR NOTHING NPP MP.

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• Financial Analyst 11 years ago

  Ghana would not have been where we are today if NPP/Kufuor had priced petroleum products at market prices instead of playing politics and subsidizing to the tune of billions of dollars. We cannot eat our cake and have it. T ...
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  Ghana would not have been where we are today if NPP/Kufuor had priced petroleum products at market prices instead of playing politics and subsidizing to the tune of billions of dollars. We cannot eat our cake and have it. The chicks are coming home to roost.
  It is time we realize that freebies are not sustainable. It is because of the freebies mentality that we have developed artificial taste for foreign made goods.

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• Uncle Pee 11 years ago

  What a shallow textbook analysis! You're not making any sense! If with the subsidy, and without oil money and increase in cocoa and gold prices Kufuor was able to sustain the economy with minimal debt to the nation, then he ...
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  What a shallow textbook analysis! You're not making any sense! If with the subsidy, and without oil money and increase in cocoa and gold prices Kufuor was able to sustain the economy with minimal debt to the nation, then he did pretty damn well!

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• HAZOR 11 years ago

  The only solution to this nonsense is to stage Arab Spring movement because this does not fit the term coup detat to bring Mahama government down.There are three type of coup detat.In the US,the coup is only done by the lower ...
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  The only solution to this nonsense is to stage Arab Spring movement because this does not fit the term coup detat to bring Mahama government down.There are three type of coup detat.In the US,the coup is only done by the lower house and senate by way of impeachment.In the UK,Japan it is vote of no confidence or vote of bill defeat bring down governemt also come from parliament and the third one the Arab String that has gain root from Tunisia,Egypt,Libya,Syria,Uriane,Thai Land,Hong Kong and Burkina Faso.Ghanaians should not sit unconcent for Mahama and his thiefs to destroy the country.We have Arab String to do that JUSTICE.

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• summy addo 11 years ago

  ILLEGAL SCALE ADJUSTMENT IS BAD FOR GHANA COCOA FARMERS. LBCs TO BLAME. THEY COLLABORATE WITH PURCHASING CLERKS TO CHEAT FARMERS

  ILLEGAL SCALE ADJUSTMENT IS BAD FOR GHANA COCOA FARMERS. LBCs TO BLAME. THEY COLLABORATE WITH PURCHASING CLERKS TO CHEAT FARMERS

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• Uncle Pee 11 years ago

  The government must be stopped with a massive demo for them to understand that it is the people they're milking dry. WE THE PEOPLE must revolt against such madness!!!

  The government must be stopped with a massive demo for them to understand that it is the people they're milking dry. WE THE PEOPLE must revolt against such madness!!!

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• Truth Teller 11 years ago

  It's annoying these days in Ghana. If this tax would be used for Ghana's benefit it would be better. But it will end up in people's pockets just like all others.

  It's annoying these days in Ghana. If this tax would be used for Ghana's benefit it would be better. But it will end up in people's pockets just like all others.

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• catee93 11 years ago

  the MPs who passed this bill should be facing a wrath from their constituencies. Their people should raise against them, and vote them out. they went there to vote, and not to think about them. people!!, we must be stupid vot ...
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  the MPs who passed this bill should be facing a wrath from their constituencies. Their people should raise against them, and vote them out. they went there to vote, and not to think about them. people!!, we must be stupid voting for these IDIOT MPs. Let's vote them out. they are selfish. ghana be hard fellows!!!!!!!!!!

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• zaks 11 years ago

  obournana I dnt really knw ur level of maturity bt guess ur level of tinking I am a strong ndc supporter bt rite nw de way tins are it ll be very very unwise to increase de already burden ghanaians are through by increasing d ...
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  obournana I dnt really knw ur level of maturity bt guess ur level of tinking I am a strong ndc supporter bt rite nw de way tins are it ll be very very unwise to increase de already burden ghanaians are through by increasing dis killer taxi habaa mahama at times I begin to tink if indeed mahama is a northern n was brought up there bcus de level of difficulties northerens r going through under dis their owns kinsman rule only god knows so if any taxi is increase on petroleum it ll difinitly increase de povert level on them is mahama a curse to northerns at all oh god if dis mahama rule ll becum a curse to northerns take his life so dat he wont disgrace to de entire world nw we r been insulted day in day out bcus of dis stupid president it is by force to be president whn u knw u can nt do de job

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• onipanua 11 years ago

  You look at the MP's face and straight you know that he knows nothing about how an economy works.God save Ghana from MP's who are in parliament for just belonging to a political party.

  You look at the MP's face and straight you know that he knows nothing about how an economy works.God save Ghana from MP's who are in parliament for just belonging to a political party.

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