{"id":824,"date":"2023-12-03T21:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=824"},"modified":"2023-12-03T21:55:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T21:55:00","slug":"akufo-addo-govt-imposing-20-tax-on-akpeteshie-they-have-run-out-of-ideas-minority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=824","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo govt imposing 20% tax on \u201cakpeteshie\u201d, they have run out of ideas \u2013 Minority"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a data-caption=\"Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson \" href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ato-Forson.png\" style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration-line: none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"entry-thumb\" height=\"391\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ato-Forson-696x391.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ato-Forson-696x391.png 696w, https:\/\/3news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ato-Forson-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/3news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ato-Forson-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/3news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ato-Forson-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/3news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ato-Forson-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/3news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ato-Forson-1068x600.png 1068w, https:\/\/3news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ato-Forson-748x420.png 748w, https:\/\/3news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Ato-Forson.png 1277w\" style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; max-width: 100%; width: auto;\" title=\"Ato Forson\" width=\"696\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; line-height: 17px; margin: 6px 0px 26px; z-index: 1;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/tag\/minority\/\" rel=\"tag\" style=\"background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;\" title=\"All content related to minority\">Minority<\/a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/tag\/parliament\/\" rel=\"tag\" style=\"background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;\" title=\"All content related to Parliament\">Parliament<\/a>&nbsp;has said that the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/tag\/akufo-addo\/\" rel=\"tag\" style=\"background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;\" title=\"All content related to Akufo-Addo\">Akufo-Addo<\/a>&nbsp;administration has an insatiable appetite for taxes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/tag\/minority-leader\/\" rel=\"tag\" style=\"background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;\" title=\"All content related to Minority Leader\">Minority Leader<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/tag\/dr-cassiel-ato-forson\/\" rel=\"tag\" style=\"background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;\" title=\"All content related to Dr Cassiel Ato Forson\">Dr Cassiel Ato Forson<\/a>&nbsp;said the government is imposing 20% tax on \u201cakpeteshie\u201d, an indication that they have run out of ideas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">In a statement, Dr Forson said petrol and diesel vehicle owners should also expect to pay a new annual tax of GHS100 per vehicle on all petrol and diesel cars (internal combustion engine vehicles).<\/p>\n<div data-ad- style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; float: none; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px; text-align: center;\"><ins data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3177501661880531\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-slot=\"7003523511\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" style=\"background-attachment: initial; 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Companies will also pay GHS100 per tonne of carbon dioxide emission.<\/p>\n<div data-ad- style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; float: none; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px; text-align: center;\"><ins data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3177501661880531\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-slot=\"7003523511\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;\"><\/p>\n<div aria-label=\"Advertisement\" style=\"background-color: transparent; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: 0px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 696px;\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\"><iframe allow=\"attribution-reporting\" allowtransparency=\"true\" browsingtopics=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"a!2\" data-google-query-id=\"COCgieKf9IIDFYJHDwIdndYB9g\" data-load-complete=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" name=\"aswift_1\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;client=ca-pub-3177501661880531&amp;output=html&amp;h=174&amp;slotname=7003523511&amp;adk=2237345131&amp;adf=1641388858&amp;pi=t.ma~as.7003523511&amp;w=696&amp;fwrn=4&amp;lmt=1701669005&amp;rafmt=11&amp;format=696x174&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2F3news.com%2Fakufo-addo-govt-imposing-20-tax-on-akpeteshie-they-have-run-out-of-ideas-minority%2F&amp;ea=0&amp;wgl=1&amp;uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMTAuMC4wIiwieDg2IiwiIiwiMTE5LjAuNjA0NS4yMDAiLG51bGwsMCxudWxsLCI2NCIsW1siR29vZ2xlIENocm9tZSIsIjExOS4wLjYwNDUuMjAwIl0sWyJDaHJvbWl1bSIsIjExOS4wLjYwNDUuMjAwIl0sWyJOb3Q_QV9CcmFuZCIsIjI0LjAuMC4wIl1dLDBd&amp;dt=1701669004368&amp;bpp=2&amp;bdt=2966&amp;idt=404&amp;shv=r20231129&amp;mjsv=m202311300101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3D50f0b8a157d86455-222b634ec0de00ed%3AT%3D1678653293%3ART%3D1701640187%3AS%3DALNI_MYkfNhGN7V_29wreIDtCb5nxAP9Tw&amp;gpic=UID%3D00000beb1f4180d4%3AT%3D1678653293%3ART%3D1701640187%3AS%3DALNI_Ma49kaWJ1maMtRo1WxgymUiH1tbeg&amp;prev_fmts=696x174&amp;correlator=5899375142002&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;ga_vid=265835071.1678682046&amp;ga_sid=1701669005&amp;ga_hid=845249124&amp;ga_fc=1&amp;rplot=4&amp;u_tz=-480&amp;u_his=4&amp;u_h=768&amp;u_w=1366&amp;u_ah=728&amp;u_aw=1366&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1&amp;dmc=4&amp;adx=141&amp;ady=1758&amp;biw=1349&amp;bih=619&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=44759876%2C44759927%2C44759837%2C44802211%2C31079438%2C42531706%2C44785294%2C44798934%2C31078297%2C31079890%2C44806139%2C44807763%2C44808149%2C44808284%2C44809071%2C31078663%2C31078665%2C31078668%2C31078670&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=1791860452884828&amp;tmod=202293194&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2F3news.com%2Fcategory%2Fpolitics%2F&amp;fc=896&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1366%2C0%2C1366%2C728%2C1366%2C619&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7CoeEbr%7C&amp;abl=CS&amp;pfx=0&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;td=1&amp;psd=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLDNd&amp;nt=1&amp;ifi=2&amp;uci=a!2&amp;btvi=2&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=791\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: 0px; left: 0px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 696px;\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"696\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\u201cThis is according to a tax bill submitted by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/tag\/president-akufo-addo\/\" rel=\"tag\" style=\"background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;\" title=\"All content related to President Akufo-Addo\">President Akufo-Addo<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/tag\/vice-president\/\" rel=\"tag\" style=\"background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;\" title=\"All content related to Vice president\">Vice President<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/tag\/bawumia\/\" rel=\"tag\" style=\"background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;\" title=\"All content related to Bawumia\">Bawumia<\/a>.\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">Source: <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3news.com\/\">www.3news.com<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The&nbsp;Minority&nbsp;in&nbsp;Parliament&nbsp;has said that the&nbsp;Akufo-Addo&nbsp;administration has an insatiable appetite for taxes. The&nbsp;Minority Leader,&nbsp;Dr Cassiel Ato Forson&nbsp;said the government is imposing 20% tax on \u201cakpeteshie\u201d, an indication that they have run out of ideas. In a statement, Dr Forson said petrol and diesel vehicle owners should also expect to pay a new annual tax of GHS100 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,70,69],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-824","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-home","7":"category-news","8":"category-politics"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Akufo-Addo govt imposing 20% tax on \u201cakpeteshie\u201d, they have run out of ideas \u2013 Minority - Gh-newsbay<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=824\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Akufo-Addo govt imposing 20% tax on \u201cakpeteshie\u201d, they have run out of ideas \u2013 Minority - Gh-newsbay\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; The&nbsp;Minority&nbsp;in&nbsp;Parliament&nbsp;has said that the&nbsp;Akufo-Addo&nbsp;administration has an insatiable appetite for taxes. 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