University Don To Bawumia: Stop Sabotaging GRA For Votes, Only “Vegetable Minds” Will Believe Your Tax Amnesty Game

A lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), Professor Kobby Mensah, has criticized Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia‘s recent pledge to grant tax amnesty to all businesses and individuals if he wins the 2024 elections.

Professor Mensah argued that if Bawumia, who also serves as the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has the capability to deliver on such a commitment, he should implement it during his current tenure in government rather than waiting for electoral victory.

In a series of messages on social media, he accused the Vice President of potentially inciting businesses and individuals against the government, particularly the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), with his recent comments.

“Because of political expediency a Vice President decides to illegitimise the business processes of a public institution, potentially inciting the people against the state,” he said in one of his posts.

He added, “Only vegetable minds will believe Bawumia’s tax amnesty.

“You are in govt, grant it now! You can only play with veggie minds.”

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has pledged to grant tax amnesty to businesses and individuals with outstanding tax arrears if he is elected to lead Ghana in 2025. He believes this measure will allow businesses to start anew and encourage tax compliance.

Speaking at an event organized by the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Ghana Bar Association on March 20, 2024, Dr. Bawumia emphasized the importance of providing businesses and individuals with a fresh start.

“I am going to start with a clean slate in 2025, and that is why in 2025, we are going to grant a tax amnesty to all businesses and individuals and start afresh.

“All businesses and individuals will have a tax amnesty, and we will start afresh,” he said.

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