“We wrote reminders to them [the government] but they didn’t mind us. We held a press conference, but it was all to no avail. So the only option we had was to stage a demonstration to kick out this nuisance tax. We have three petitions, we are presenting to the Minister of Finance, Speaker of Parliament and the last to the seat of the government. If we are not seen and heard we would carry out the same demonstration across [the country],” the General Secretary of the Vehicle and Asset Dealers Association, Nana Owusu Duodu, expressed their resolve to embark on countless protests to ensure a reversal of the levy.
The government is to rake in at least GHC300million in revenue from taxes on luxury vehicles by the end of 2019.
Some economists are optimistic the government will meet the target since it already has a database of such vehicles.
