General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Fiifi Kwetey has labelled Dr Bawumia's promise to scrap taxes as a total deception citing the need for taxes in Ghana as a developing country.

His comments comes after vice president and flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) pledge to scarp some taxes ad levies when voted into power in the 2024 elections.

On his part such promises are ones built on no anchor of truth as a nation like Ghana needs taxes.

Speaking during the party's manifesto launch at Winneba earlier today, the General Secretary cautioned that, as parties gear up campaigns as parts of efforts to win the votes of voters come December 7 polls, parties shouldn't take undue advantage of such opportunities to make false and still born promises to deceive the people for votes.

"We know for instance that when you say you want to change this country from taxation to production then we clearly know that you are stating a policy that is not anchored on truth.

You are lying because it is simply not possible in a developing country to tell people you want to remove taxation and simply have a country that is only for production that is not possible. Some amount of taxation would definetely have to continue" he said.