The Minority Leader of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticised the John Mahama-led government over what it termed as a subtle attempt to reintroduce a repackaged version of the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy), under the new name 'Energy Sector Levy.' Addressing the Parliament on June 3, 2025, Afenyo-Markin accused the government of attempting to hoodwink Ghanaians by renaming a policy that was widely rejected by the public. "You said you were repealing the E-Levy.
Now you're bringing it back under a different name and calling it the Energy Sector Levy.
Whether you call it E-Levy or not, Ghanaians will still feel the impact," he said.
The government announced the introduction of a new levy on fuel and related products and services to address financial challenges in the debt-laden energy sector However, critics have argued that the move contradicts earlier decision to scrap the E-Levy, which was introduced in 2022, along with other 'nuisance' taxes.
