That day will come when the youth will rise against you – Dumelo warns NPP government

Award winning Ghanaian actor and now politician, John Dumelo is cautioning Nana Akufo Addo’s led NPP government to be wary of their iron fist style of leadership to avoid incurring the wrath of the youth.

In a tweet earlier today, April 6, condemning a new tax bill passed by parliament and pending presidential assent for a 10% withholding tax at the point of payout for betting, lottery and game of chance winnings, the actor said it was quite unfortunate the government wants to burden citizens with taxes other than creating jobs.

“Create jobs, you won’t create. The youth have created their own jobs too ahhh, you want to tax their winnings…..continue. That day will come when the youth will rise against you. It will be too late,” he stated.

Betting, lottery and game of chance winnings will become subject to a 10% withholding tax at the point of payout when President Akufo-Addo assents and gazette’s the new tax bills passed by Parliament recently. Betting companies will also have a 20% tax on all revenue.

The betting industry has experienced tremendous growth in Ghana over the past decade, with several companies setting up shops in the country.

However, there have been mixed reactions with critics citing addictions as a disapproval for the scheme.

In other matters, the chances of John Dumeo who announced his parliamentary bid on the ticket of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in February is in limbo following the decision of the Greater Accra Regional Vetting Committee to put his and Fred Nuamah’s vetting on hold until further notice.

Although the party didn’t give reason for the suspension of the vetting of John and Fred, the two were reported to have failed to appear at the venue for vetting.

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