Prof. Adei advises Mahama against scrapping betting tax
Some football fans on social media have chided the former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei, for admonishing President-elect John Mahama to desist from scrapping the betting tax.
According to them, the academician’s advice is misguided because the youth indulge in betting to gain income for survival due to the high rate of unemployment.
Others also fumed that there are more pressing challenges in the nation that need to be addressed, not betting, which helps people financially.
Some also called on Mahama to reject the advice and go ahead with the promise he made to scrap the tax if he wins the 2024 elections.
What Prof. Adei said that triggered the reactions
While condemning betting and tagging it as evil, Prof. Adei urged the incoming NDC government to increase the tax from 10% to 50%.
“Sin taxes like betting tax must be increased and not scrapped. I will urge them to …