Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has rubbished the declare by his predescessor, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, that the NPP authorities by no means collected the betting tax.

Talking in an interview on Tuesday evening, after the NPP minority claimed in a post-budged presentation press convention that they by no means carried out the betting tax, the present Finance Minister stated Dr Amin was deceiving Ghanaians.

In accordance with him, proof accessible to the present authorities signifies that the betting tax was carried out and that the NPP even acknowledged elevating Ghc 80m from it, so he doesn’t know what the previous minister is speaking about.

“…My checks revealed that it was carried out within the second half of 2024. And my checks additionally reveal that year-to-date, the federal government of Ghana has collected over GH¢80 million from betting tax, so I don’t know what he’s speaking about,” Ato Forson stated.

The clapback comes after Dr Mohammed, main the minority’s response to Tuesday’s finances studying, denied that the NPP ever carried out the betting tax.

In accordance with him, the federal government is deceiving the general public by claiming they’ve abolished the tax, noting that the NDC can’t abolish a tax that by no means existed.

The declare blew up on social media, with many firing again on the NPP for mendacity because the tax had been carried out final 12 months and even the celebration’s flagbearer, Dr Bawumia, had pledged to scrap it if elected.

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