It is gather that a group of Ghanaian movie producers are planning to engage in protest in the nation’s capital if the government refuse to handed over their money to them which they have been expecting in the next 14 days.
Report had it that, The demonstration according to them is
to demand from government of Ghana their accumulated blank levy money, which
was collected for them by Customs from the points of entry on devices that are
used to copy their works.
An anonymous movie producer complaining about the blank levy,
said producers have run after the money for long but all their efforts nothing
to write home about.
“It usually takes them two weeks or two months at most to
get this money from government previously. Only God knows why this year it has
taken over 8 months and still government has not released it.
Chasing this money has become an issue of telenovela twist
and turn story telling from the Ministry of Finance. There is always one excuse
after the other and promise of release dates which never materialized and
excuses as to why it wasn’t released.”
Asked why the decision to demonstrate, the furious movie
producer answered, “Now, it seems the only way out for them is a demonstration
on the street or picketing on the premise of the Finance minister’s office. As
we speak some are waiting for this money to pay their hospital bills.”
He added that movie producers who are poised to hit the
streets for the demonstration have given government 2 weeks to release the
cash.
“If within the next 14 days the money is not released by
government, then we will have no option than to hit the streets.”
Source: zionfelix
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