I Bought US$151,000 Mercedes With Leftover Cash After My US Surgery – Kennedy Agyapong

Kennedy Agyapong, an Assin Central Member of Parliament, has revealed how he tried to deal with himself after his profitable operation in america to take away a mind tumor.

The media mogul and billionaire claimed that he spent over $150,000 on a brand new Mercedes S-Class to interchange considered one of his vehicles.

He advised Oman FM earlier this week that the cash got here from leftover money put aside for the surgical procedure, and that your complete course of of buying the car had taught him worthwhile classes in regards to the significance of paying taxes.

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“My hospital payments in America had leftover funds so I made a decision to deal with myself by shopping for a Mercedes Benz S-class… as I converse to you, I’ve paid 80,000 {dollars} advance however I’ve but to obtain the automobile to pay the stability.

“What obtained me indignant, I went there (to the dealership) and we arrived at 138,000 {dollars} plus tax of over 8.5% tax. The identical tax you might be refusing to pay right here. The place in Ghana do individuals pay tax on automobile purchases?” he quizzed.

He added: “After working the quantity and tax, it got here as much as 151,000 {dollars}. They now advised me to pay an additional 10,000 {dollars} due to shortage and for his or her efforts to get me a automobile. I requested, ‘are you mad? Why did you not add it?’”.

Kennedy stated that he went to his regular supplier in an try to ‘evade’ the additional money he was being slapped with, and the identical association was in play, solely that they determined to separate the $10,000 and shoulder half of it.

Emphatically stressing the necessity for the fee of taxes and the significance of the E-levy, the federal government is making an attempt to impose, he stated; “Vary Rover and others have been making use of the identical rule. I’ll beg Ghanaians, that Akufo-Addo and NPP have performed properly for Ghana however good dwelling begets forgetfulness,”

Supply: PressInformant