Finance Minister-designate, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced that the government will reintroduce road tolls in the country.

Speaking during his vetting session before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Monday, January 13, 2025, Ato Forson reaffirmed the NDC government's promise to bring back the tolls.

“The previous government indeed removed the road toll, but towards the end, they signaled that the road toll is coming back. They submitted it to Parliament, but it was not laid despite a concession agreement with a company to reintroduce it. The NDC indicated from day one that the road toll will come back. We are not running away from it.

"So, I can assure you we are a party that sticks to our promises. And whatever we have promised to do, we will do just that. If the road toll is a way to raise revenue, we will raise the revenue," he stated.

In Ghana, road tolls were first introduced in the 90s as part of efforts to generate revenue for the construction and maintenance of roads across the country.

However, in 2021, the Akufo-Addo-led administration abolished it, noting that it had become inefficient and difficult to collect, and the revenue accrued was minimal in comparison to the expenses involved in running it.

Its cancellation paved the way for the introduction of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy).

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