The Minority in Parliament is insisting that the government must permanently abolish the GH¢1 per litre fuel levy, arguing that its temporary suspension only offers consumers short-term relief.
Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Energy Committee, Collins Adomako-Mensah, said the government’s decision to suspend the charge does not address the Minority’s concerns about its introduction.
Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on Thursday, November 5, the Afigya Kwabre East MP said the levy would eventually return once the suspension period ends.
He maintained that the Minority had opposed the levy from the beginning and wanted it removed entirely rather than suspended for a limited period.
“We don’t even want to hear the suspension of the one Ghana cedi. That one Ghana cedi, we still insist, should have been abolished,” he stressed.
He further called for a review of the various taxes and levies included in petroleum prices, saying a broader assessment was needed to provide lasting relief to consumers.
The Minority’s latest position follows the government’s decision to suspend the GH¢1-per-litre Energy Sector Shortfall and Debt Repayment Levy (D-Levy) on diesel for October and November as part of measures to cushion consumers against rising fuel prices.
