Controversial celebrity, Kwame A Plus has petitioned Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to consider his earlier comment urging Ghanaians to pay tax.
In a Facebook page post, A Plus quizzed the need for the ordinary Ghanaian to pay the e-levy if the government can spend thirty-two million, one hundred and fifty-nine thousand Ghana cedis (GHC32,159,933.63) on Covid-19 conferences and meetings.
He is, therefore, pleading with the Ashanti King to inquire from the US Embassy and ask them how much America, a country of over 300 million people spent on Covid-19 “meetings and conferences.
His post includes the leaked expenditure as of September 2021 below:
Dear Otumfoɔ, I’m bringing this to your attention because you are calling on all Ghanaians to pay taxes.
According to this government, they spent 32,159,933.63, (thirty-two million, one hundred and fifty-nine thousand Ghana cedi) that is over 320 billion old Ghana cedis on Covid-19 conferences and meetings. Call the US embassy and ask them how much America, a country of over 300 million people spent on Covid-19 “meetings and conferences.” Please ask all the service providers they engaged to provide VAT invoices so that we can approach GRA to reconcile this claim.
It is good to pay taxes to build a country Nana but not to a wasteful and corrupt government!!
Thank you for your attention. Long live Otumfour. Nana wo nkwa so.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
