The youth wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has launched a series of demonstrations to compel the government to repeal the 10% betting tax.
The move is in response to what they see as an onerous taxation regime that unfairly affects the country’s young and the betting sector as a whole.
The imposition of a 10% betting tax as part of the government’s revenue-raising initiatives has been received with criticism and anxiety.
The NDC youth say that this tax unfairly affects young Ghanaians who gamble for fun and, in some cases, a living.
A press statement by the National Youth Organiser of the NDC, George Opare Addo expressed the party’s dissatisfaction with the tax, stating, “Our determination to protect the funds Young People secure through betting is unyielding. Through agitations, protests, advocacy, and civic engagements, we will ensure our voices are heard and demand that this CORRUPT Akufo-Addo/Bawumia Government rescind its decision.”
The statement added “We INTEND to do the following; Picket at the Ministry of Finance and occupy government offices across the country. Start and scale up nationwide conventional and unconventional lawful agitations as a measure of the resistance. Instigate young people to confront officials of this government and demand AN END to the CORRUPTION and Insensitivity of the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia-failed brigade, and Occupy Parliament and other government agencies.”
