Albert Nat Hyde commonly known as Bongo Ideas has reacted to a video of some residents of Kumasi openly praising and supporting the National Democratic Congress(NDC).
According to Bongo Ideas, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) must be shaken to see its stronghold supporters lauding the NDC government for scrapping the betting tax and e-levy.
He asserted that this was the first time he had seen people in Kumasi openly praise and support the NDC.
Bongo Ideas wrote on X, “This is the first time ever I am seeing people in Kumasi openly praise and support the NDC. This is a serious political awakening. NPP must be shaking”.
In the video Bongo Ideas reference a Kumasi resident who spoke to the media stated, “What Mahama has done, it has never happened in Ghana before, the first time a President has seen that boys are being cheated, the small amount they gain. Look when I get my YouTube money and they will take their cut, the YouTube how much do I even gain, the NDC government and Mahama have spoiled there the PZ boys”.
Some other Kejetia Market women were later captured openly praising the NDC and John Market.
Others stated, “ Mahama God bless you, God bless your whole life for what you have done, let God make you and the NDC get another four years.
“In just three months, Akufo-Addo has deducted my 6000 to 7000 cedis, that money I could have rented for two years”, another resident stated.
The finance minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has revealed that he plans to lay the bill in parliament to scrap the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy), the COVID-19 Levy, and the 10% tax on lottery winnings (betting tax).
According to Ato Forson, he will be going to Parliament to submit the bills under the certificate of urgency.
Ato Forson further assured the bill will be submitted tomorrow and is hopeful that Parliament will take it through the various stages and approve it.
Speaking on JOYNEWS, Ato Forson stated, “Tomorrow morning, I will be going to Parliament to submit the bills, and I expect Parliament to take them through a certificate of urgency.
Repealing the taxes will be one clause each. Repealing the betting tax is very easy, the e-levy and all of those things we are repealing is quite easy, It’s a revenue bill, and under the Constitution, you have any way to lay finance bills under a certificate of urgency.
“I assure you that I will do my bid tomorrow and submit it to Parliament, and looking at the urgency involved, I’m hopeful that Parliament will take it through the various stages and approve it for us,” Dr Forson added.
Ato Forson affirmed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Majority caucus fully backs the initiative.
“As for the backing of the NDC Majority caucus, we have it 100%,” he added.
Meanwhile, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the Finance Minister yesterday 11 March 2025 reiterated, that the Mahama government will scrap the E-levy, Emission levy, betting tax and other taxes.
Speaking during the 2025 budget reading Ato Forson stated, “Mr Speaker, we will abolish the 10% withholding tax on winnings from lottery, otherwise known as the ‘Betting Tax’; we will abolish the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) of 1%; we will abolish the Emission Levy on industries and vehicles; we will abolish the VAT on motor vehicle insurance policy; and we will abolish the 1.5% withholding tax on winning of unprocessed gold by small-scale miners”.
“Mr. Speaker, the removal of these taxes will ease the burden on households and improve their disposable incomes. In addition, it will support business growth and improve tax compliance”, he added.
Watch the video below:
This is the first time ever I am seeing people in Kumasi openly praise and support the NDC. This is a serious political awakening. NPP must be shaking. pic.twitter.com/bKuIf8p6ah
— Albert Nat Hyde ™ (@1BongoIdeas) March 12, 2025
