The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that the government intends to scrap the COVID-19 levy in its forthcoming budget.

This move, he explained, would mark the fulfilment of a key campaign promise to eliminate four contentious taxes introduced by the previous administration.

Speaking to a large gathering of Ghanaians living in Benin, Mr Ablakwa declared, "Only one more tax remains for the government to scrap in order to fulfil its promise of removing four taxes imposed by the previous administration." His remarks were met with enthusiastic applause and cheers from the audience.

Mr Ablakwa highlighted that three of the four taxes-the betting tax, the Electronic Levy (E-Levy), and the emissions tax-had already been repealed.