Tag Archives: Road tolls

The Director of Local Government Services at the Office of the President, Dennis Miracles  Aboagye, has surprisingly revealed that road tolls were never cancelled nor suspended but only zero-rated. The government in the 2022 budget abolished road tolls after it announced the introduction of the electronic transaction levy (E-Levy). Finance …

The government will reintroduce the collection of road toll on selected roads in the country next year. The reintroduction of the road toll is one of the revenue measures contained in the 2023 budget presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta last week. “The fiscal policy measures to …

President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA),  Dr Joseph Obeng has said the cancellation of road toll collection by the government was needless. Contributing to a discussion on the decision by the Government of Ghana to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on TV3’s Key Points, Saturday …

The Deputy Ranking Member for the Parliamentary Select Committee on Roads and Transport has suggested that road tolls can be free for Ghanaian drivers but not trucks from neighbouring countries that use our roads.   Mr. Isaac Adjei Mensah who is also the Member of Parliament for Wassa East Constituency …

An Economist with the University of Ghana Business School, Prof. Lord Mensah has suggested that whoever effected the abolishment of road toll collection in the country, must be surcharged with the revenue loss to the state. He said the person responsible has caused financial loss to the State. “We know …

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party , John Boadu has questioned why the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin  did not assume the role of a road toll collection personnel after directing the Roads and Highways Minister to withdraw a statement announcing the cessation of collection of road tolls. …

The Deputy Finance Minister has disclosed that those assigned to various toll booths will be reassigned. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, Dr John Kumah said the reassignment of the workers would be done by the Ghana Highway Authority. “It was part of the announcement. So nobody …

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has directed the immediate discontinuation of the collection of tolls on all public roads and bridges across the country. This order according to a statement signed by the sector Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah is to take effect from Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 12:00am. It …

Government has scrapped the amount of money being paid by motorists as tolls on public roads in the country. This should come as relief for road vehicle users given the heavy vehicular traffic, lengthened travel time and ineffective revenue collection at tolling points on our public roads.   This was …

The Roads Ministry says Ghanaians should be ready to pay more in road tolls to aid in the provision of proper road infrastructure in the country. This charge comes as government begins mobilising to explore other means of raising funds to finance the country’s road deficit. The Ministry says this …