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A Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Barbara Serwaa Asamoah, has debunked claims that there are a few MPs withinside the minority who guide the E-levy.

Recently, Deputy Trade and Industry Minister and MP for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi, made a declare suggesting that almost all of MPs on the other facet secretly again the arguable invoice and need a majority to byskip it.

“There are NDC MPs who've informed us [members of the Majority] to approve the E-levy on their behalf due to the fact they can not pop out publicly on that,” Baafi is heard telling a number of his materials in a viral video.

In the stated video, the rookie MP stated: "We are all in Parliament and they [NDC MPs] are our buddies so I recognize what I am pronouncing.” His remark comes after the minority pledged to vote towards the invoice that is earlier than Parliament watching for any other debate and vote.

In response to the New Juaben South MP's remark, Barbara Asamoah changed into short to debunk the declare that is now gaining traction on social media.

  Madam Asamoah, a former Deputy Minister for Land and Natural Resources, stated her celebration and her aspect in parliament have already informed Ghanaians that the tax is regressive.

 “It is a fraudulent Bill so what we're pronouncing is that, we [in the NDC] aren't approving it nowadays or tomorrow,” Madam Asamoah said and dared Michael Okyere Baafi to say the names of the NDC MPs who've secretly entreated the NPP MPs to approve the levy.

Joining the Yenntua (we won’t pay) demonstration final week, NDC General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia stated a destiny NDC authorities might abolish the E-levy must the New Patriotic Party (NPP) authorities succeeds in passing it into law.

Mr. Asiedu Nketia stated the NDC turned into now no longer against taxation however sees the E-levy as an try with the aid of using the authorities to “rob” everyday residents in their supply livelihood amidst the “winning monetary worry withinside the country.

He stated the proposed E-levy became now no longer taxation however “daylight hours robbery” given that there are numerous options for sales generation.