By Benedicta Konadu
The Former Chairman of the PNC, Bernard Mornah says the government is lazy in generating revenue.
According to him, the government should provide steps to ensure strategic ownership of some sectors to generate revenue.
He stated that the government does not control any of the telecommunications, but rather generates revenue from them. However, the government could be generating more profit from these sectors.
He also stated that the government controls 13% of the oil sector and 75% of the sector is owned by private entities.
“Government loses huge revenue from the oil sector,” he added.
Speaking on the GTV Breakfast Show, Mr. Mornah emphasized that the government is rather, ‘’using easy, lazy and uninspiring ways to generate revenue’’.
He further explained that the government is taxing petroleum because it is an elastic demand and it is an easy way for generating revenue.
“A lot of people buy fuel even if the price is higher “, according to Bernard Mornah.