Tag: Road tolls
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Dr. Ampabeng advocates consolidation of road taxes into fiscal policy
A Fiscal Policy Specialist with Oxfam Dr. Alex Ampabeng is advocating for the consolidation of all road levies into one road tax. He believes that the introduction of a road tax could help generate about 20 million cedis in revenue for the government annually. “Scrap all toll booths on the roads, scrap all charges relating…
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Disregard reports of a reintroduction of road tolls in the country – sector ministry
The Ministry of Roads and Highways has discredited assertions of a reintroduction of road tolls across the country. This comes after the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta’s presentation of the midyear budget review where he had indicated the commencement of the collection of road tolls on some roads in Accra. The sector ministry in a…
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Accra-Tema motorway users to pay tolls after completion of expansion works
Users of the Accra-Tema motorway can expect to start paying tolls again after the completion of expansion works on the road. During the Mid-year budget review, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, said the completed road will be tolled to recover the whole cost. The toll will also be to “pay lenders and provide a return…
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We only suspended operationalization of toll collection, not the law – Roads Ministry
The Roads and Highways Ministry has clarified that the recent directive by the sector minister for the cessation of the collection of tolls on public roads was not to set aside the laws for toll collection. According to the Ministry, the directive was to the effect of stopping the operational duties of toll collection due…