Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of State in Charge of Government Communications, has lambasted the Minority caucus in Parliament for vowing to resist the introduction of new taxes.
He argued that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lacks the moral authority to oppose taxation policies, given their role in implementing measures that made life difficult for Ghanaians during their administration.
According to Mr. Kwakye Ofosu, the NPP’s introduction of levies such as the COVID tax, e-levy, and betting taxes disproportionately burdened Ghanaians, with up to 40 taxes imposed on Ghanaians.
He questioned how a party that behaved in such a manner could now claim to care about the masses and issue an ultimatum to the NDC.
Mr. Kwakye Ofosu reaffirmed the government’s dedication to scrapping certain taxes, as promised in the NDC manifesto.
However, he stressed that the government also has the right to introduce revenue-generating measures to support national development. “President Mahama and the NDC committed to removing certain taxes, and that will be done in the budget. But that does not mean the government cannot explore other means of generating revenue,” he stated.
Mr. Kwakye Ofosu also dismissed allegations that state funds are being used to construct the Hajj Village terminal at the airport. He described these claims as a political maneuver by the NPP, aimed at deflecting criticism from their own past decisions. The project, he explained, is a business decision aimed at targeting a specific clientele to generate revenue. The NPP government had supervised the project in 2024, under the Ghana Airport Company, making their current criticism seem hypocritical and politically motivated.
