Local Government Minister, Dan Botwe, has asked Ghanaians to sacrifice to support the E-Levy to achieve the desired national development and job creation opportunities. He said the socio-economic problems of the country require sustainable revenue generation strategies to tackle, thus, the government has no intention to make life difficult for the people of Ghana.
The E-Levy Mr. Botwe said it is a thought-through budget proposal to meet the huge demands of development. Government therefore needs the support and understanding of the public to realize the objectives of the policy for the benefit of Ghanaians. Mr. Botwe, who is also Member of Parliament for Okere, said this at a mini durbar to climax the Annual Odwira Festival of the chiefs and people of Adukrom in the Okere District of the Eastern Region. He said all hands must be on deck to support government policies in the quest for national development. He refuted claims that the E-Levy is a bad policy, which will make the Government unpopular.
Mr. Botwe said the Government needs more revenue to meet the high demands of development, Earlier, the Chief of Adukrom, Nana Otutu Kono, announced that the Traditional Council and stakeholders in education has instituted an Education Fund to improve standards and access to education in the area.
