The Chief Executive Officer of African Energy Consortium Limited and member of CPP, Kwame Jantuah, has strongly criticised the proposal to remove taxes on betting.

He argues that betting should remain taxed for the youth to understand that it is not a sustainable lifestyle.

"There still needs to be taxes on betting for people to realise that it is not a way of living."

Kwame Jantuah made this statement in an interview monitored by GhanaWeb on GHONE TV on August 20, 2024.

He further emphasised that strict rules and regulations should govern betting to discourage youth participation.

"Shouldn't we strive for a society where we make it challenging for people to depend on betting? Isn't it a form of gambling?" he questioned.

According to Kwame Jantuah, betting is an immoral activity that is gaining support from our leaders, and he questioned if that is the direction they want the youth to take.

"It can lead to decadence, not a sustainable lifestyle. I don't understand the idea of removing taxes on betting. It doesn't make sense to me. Is that the path we want our young people to follow, to resort to betting if they have no job? You can't afford to feed yourself, but you have money to bet, and our leaders are promoting it," he argued.

According to Kwame Jantuah, "the leaders are encouraging the youth to be lazy."

The NDC's presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama, promised to remove tax on betting during the launch of the party's youth manifesto, while the NPP's Presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, made a similar promise during the launch of their manifesto.

RAD/MA