The Member of for Nhyiaeso, Dr Stephen Amoah, has accused the government of hypocrisy and propaganda over their stance on taxation, citing what he describes as a complete reversal of their previous position on imposition of new taxes.
In an interview with 1975 News on Wednesday June 4, 2025, Dr Amoah argued that Ghana operates a negative effective tax rate economy, meaning the country spends more than it generates internally-hence constantly running a deficit.
From this perspective, he said there is nothing inherently wrong with introducing or increasing taxes. "Honestly speaking, considering the fact that we are running a negative effective tax rate economy, I don't want to give a very long explanation.
All it means is that characteristically, we spend more than we generate internally.
