Govt announces new rates for road toll reintroduction

The government, through the Finance Ministry, has announced approved rates for the reintroduction of road tolls in the country.

Government in November 2021 announced the scrapping of road toll collection on all major highways across the country.

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.

On the back of this, the Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako-Atta announced that road tolls will no more be collected by human beings when the levy is reintroduced in 2023.

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According to Mr Amoako-Atta, the payment of road tolls will be via electronic means, adding drivers will no longer be paying the 50 pesewas and ₵1.