President John Dramani Mahama's first 100 days are expected to feature a series of "scrapping" measures and tough decisions aimed at eliminating controversial tax handles introduced by the Akufo-Addo administration.
In fact, in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2024 Manifesto, President Mahama promised to scrap four taxes, including import duty on vehicles, in his first 100 days as President of the Republic of Ghana.
According to the NDC 2024 Manifesto, these taxes are "draconian" and will be scrapped within Mahama's first 100 days as President. "We will scrap the following draconian taxes within our first 100 days in office to alleviate hardships and ease the high cost of doing business: E-levy, COVID levy, 10% levy on bet winnings, emissions levy, and import duty on vehicles and equipment imported into the country for industrial and agricultural purposes," page 3 of the NDC 2024 Manifesto stated.
Apart from these four taxes expected to be scrapped, the President also promised to rationalise import duties in general as well fees and charges to ease the cost of doing business in the country. "Rationalize import duties, fees and charges to reduce the cost of doing business," page 30 of the NDC 2024 Manifesto emphasized.