Do not use my tax to finance fraudulent transactions – Manasseh strikes hard at the government

General News of Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Source: mynewsgh.com

2019-07-30

Manbade Azure Awuni, an investigative journalist, does not object to Ghanaians being taxed. What turns him off, is that he uses these taxes to fund fraudulent transactions.

According to him, his problem, like many Ghanaians, is the waste of taxes while the Ghana Medical Association warned that the health insurance system was collapsing and that we risk returning to the system. cash because the health centers were not reimbursed.

In an article on his Facebook page, he said, "My problem is that my NHIS tax is used to finance fraudulent transactions. My problem is when my tax on communication services is used to pay Kelni-GVG. And my problem is when the government is aware of these disturbing transactions and decides to look away. "

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Last night, at the closing of Greater Works, I heard Pastor Mensa Otabil announce that there were 180 buses going to different parts of the city and that the faithful were supposed to embark for free. If a wealthy follower and contributor who travels to Cantonments after the program knows that all the money that he has poured would guarantee a Tema Manhean person to come home comfortably, his heart should rejoice that someone One is positively touched because of the offertory.

The same goes for taxes. In principle, I am not against increasing taxes. I have traveled all over the world and I know the countries in which we aspire to tax their citizens to madness. Ghana is almost a tax haven, especially for the majority of Ghanaians in the informal sector and small and medium enterprises. Only a few people are burdened by the national tax burden. I am not against the increase in taxes such as the tax on communication services. It's not a nuisance tax like luxury vehicles or the condom tax.

My problem, which many Ghanaians might share, however, is the waste of taxes. This week again, the Ghana Medical Association warned that the health insurance system was collapsing and that we could soon return to the cash and carry system because the health facilities were not not reimbursed.

Although debt suffocates in health facilities due to non-payment of compensation claims under the NHIS, we have recently learned that the Health Insurance Authority had paid Zoomlion GH4 184 million CEDIS for a fumigation in the shade, already paid for by all the bademblies and the ministry of the local government. separately to undertake.

I have no problem paying the health insurance tax, which is a tax. I have a decent job and I can pay without feeling it. Many Ghanaians need health care, but can not afford it. Therefore, if a fraction of my income is used directly or indirectly to support them, I would be happy to be able to save lives. So taxes are not my problem.

My problem is that my NHIS tax is used to finance fraudulent transactions. My problem is when my tax on communication services is used to pay Kelni-GVG. And my problem is when the government is aware of these disturbing transactions and decides to look away.