CPA kicks against 15% VAT on electricity.

The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) has kicked against the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on household electricity consumption._
 
Addressing a press conference in Accra yesterday, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CPA, Kofi Kapito, said it would resist any attempt by the government to introduce the tax he described as “killer tax” on electricity users.

“They talk about lifeline consumers which is only 30 units; no Ghanaian will benefit from this. If you use radio, fan, television and fridge you will be outside the 30 units government is talking about. Let’s kick against this killer VAT,” the CEO added. He said the agency would join the Trades Union Congress (TUC) which had earlier registered its displeasure at the proposed tax to stop its implementation.
“We are in solidarity with the TUC who have also sounded an alarm to the government to desist from this implementation which is due today.
“Laws are made for Ghanaians and if they say they don’t want these taxes, the government must listen,” the CEO added.