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A nationwide protest by Organized Labour is scheduled to take place in response to the government’s plan to impose a 15 percent value-added tax (VAT) on household energy consumption.
The scheduled date of the demonstration is Tuesday, February 13, 2024.
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) General Secretary, Dr. Anthony Yaw Baah, announced this at a press conference on Friday, February 2, 2024.
Dr. Baah told the press that the Organized Labor leadership had made the decision in a private meeting.
He stated that they had chosen to hold a protest since the government had not reacted to their grievances regarding the implementation of a value-added tax on electricity usage.
“In our earlier statement, we said if by the 31st of January 2024, the government had not withdrawn its directive, we would advise ourselves. So this afternoon, we’ve met here, and we’ve advised ourselves. It is that advice that we will communicate to the president. Our advice is straightforward. We have advised ourselves that this government is taking us for granted, so we are going to lead massive demonstrations in all the 16 regional capitals of Ghana on 13th February,” he declared.
Consequently, he called on all Ghanaian workers to wear “red” to work starting on Monday, sending a clear message to the government that they will not give up until it abandons its intention to impose a value-added tax on energy.
“Neither today nor tomorrow will we pay it. The demand from Organized Labor is for the letter to be immediately withdrawn and for the Finance Minister to issue another order to Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), ECG, stopping the imposition of the electricity VAT. The government has until January 31, 2024, to retract the letter, according to Dr. Yaw Baah.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
