Mohammed Tuferu, the Nanton member of parliament, has shockingly said that he voted for new tax legislation on Friday because it was more essential to him than his own life.
Speaking on Citi FM in Accra on Monday, Mr Tuferu acknowledged that his excessive speed contributed to the collision, but he stressed that his top priority was seeing to it that the government’s tax bills were authorized.
Before being permitted to cast his ballot for the passage of the three tax bills, Tuferu revealed that he had been stitched up in the bathroom of Parliament.
The politician who is affiliated with the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) was sadly involved in a car accident on Friday night, according to a Graphic Online report.
This occurred just hours before a crucial vote on the government’s revenue bills. Despite the delay, the member of the Majority Caucus was still able to report to the House leadership, travel by ambulance to Parliament, and receive medical attention there.
Despite this unexpected development, Parliament went ahead and passed all three revenue bills by a narrow margin of 136–137.
To increase the mobilization of domestic revenue, Parliament last Friday passed four financial bills put forth by the government that is expected to generate about 4 billion Ghana Cedis annually.
The Growth and Sustainability Levy Bill 2022, the Ghana Revenue Authority Bill 2022, the Excise Duty Amendment Bill 2022, and the Income Tax Amendment Bill 2022 were all approved.
The bills are a part of the government’s efforts to fulfil the requirements set forth by the IMF to be eligible for a bailout, including raising the percentages for different taxes so that they now apply to a wider range of goods.
