Mahama To Reintroduce Road Tolls To Generate Revenue And Cancel E-Levy

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size"><strong>In a move that is set to revive a contentious debate&comma; Finance Minister-Designate&comma; Dr&period; Cassiel Ato Forson&comma; has confirmed that the National Democratic Congress &lpar;NDC&rpar;-led government will reintroduce road tolls in Ghana&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>This decision is in line with the party&&num;8217&semi;s 2024 manifesto and marks a significant reversal of the previous government&&num;8217&semi;s policy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Speaking during his vetting session before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Monday&comma; January 13&comma; 2025&comma; Ato Forson emphasized that the NDC remains committed to its promise to bring back road tolls&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;occupygh&period;com&sol;file&sol;occupygh&sol;2025&sol;01&sol;i0leVjTg-john-dramani-mahama-2025&period;jpg" alt&equals;"John Mahama Promises 60 Ministers" class&equals;"wp-image-214313" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>He noted that the previous government&comma; led by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo&comma; had removed the road toll but later signaled its intention to reintroduce it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Ato Forson assured that the NDC is a party that sticks to its promises and will implement the road toll as a means of raising revenue&period; This move is likely to generate significant debate&comma; as the abolition of road tolls in 2021 was a contentious issue&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Road tolls were first introduced in Ghana in the early 1990s to generate revenue for road construction and maintenance&period; However&comma; the Akufo-Addo-led administration justified their abolition by citing inefficiencies and high collection costs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

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