Former Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Atiwa East, Abena Osei Asare, has criticised the recently introduced Energy Sector Levy, arguing that Ghanaians ought to be enjoying the recent appreciation of the cedi rather than being burdened with new taxes.

Speaking on Joy FM's Super Morning Show on Monday, 9th June, the MP expressed her disapproval of what she described as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government's decision to impose additional financial pressures on the public. "Why should you refuse or prevent Ghanaians from enjoying a windfall that they ought to enjoy just because you feel there has been a reduction or appreciation in the cedi against its major trading currencies?

I should take it off?

We told them that managing the economy is not just about talking and shouting," she said on the show.