The Minister of Finance, Dr , has come under intense scrutiny from a faction of the public following the passage of the Energy Sector Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which imposes a GH¢1 levy on every litre of fuel purchased.
The finance minister, while laying the bill in on Tuesday, May 3, 2025, explained that the levy will help generate additional revenue to pay off the country's chronic energy sector debt and ensure a stable supply of electricity.
Many of the minister's critics are pointing to his past remarks on there being no need to increase taxes, given Ghana's revenue mobilisation potential.
Speaking during his vetting by the Appointments Committee of on Monday, January 13, 2025, Dr Ato Forson noted that compliance with tax payments is what is needed, and not an increase in taxes.
