Following the Minister for Roads and Highways' vehement comments, Chairman of Parliament's Finance Committee Kwaku Kwarteng says the government would not restore road tolls.
After Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta declared that the road tolls would be eliminated and that the government would introduce an Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) to cover the income gap left by the tolls, the Minister canceled them.
Last year, the Finance Minister stated this during his presentation of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy for 2022 on the floor of Parliament. Following the removal of the road tolls, some have harshly criticized the Roads Minister, Kwesi Amoako-Atta, claiming that his decision was hasty.
There have been requests for the government to reinstate the tolls, but Kwaku Kwarteng, appearing on Peace FM's morning show 'Kokrokoo,' said that "the government would not put back the tolls."
He underlined the reasons for eliminating the tolls, which were related to traffic congestion in the areas where the toll booths were located, emphasizing that "the toll booth that the government has removed is in proper working order."