Drawing a line under of toll booths was obviously a rushed idea that has impacted the government’s revenue – Finance Minister admits

Financing Minister admits the drawing a line under of toll booths had been rushed




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The government’s decision to stop collecting street tolls prior to the passage from the 2022 Budget, according to Fund Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has turned into a threat to the government’s revenue-generating efforts. The Minister stated the appropriation bill had been passed fast because the govt was confident in its route, speaking at a town corridor gathering in the Volta Area on Friday. However , this individual claimed that the politicization from the E-passing levies has triggered challenges for the administration. “The challenge really is that we handed the appropriation very quickly simply because there was an absolute belief within the direction that we were heading, and then the politics reached stall the issue of the income measure, which is the E-levy, and therefore, the issue of the tolls being disbanded, having be a chain around our necks, ” he said. Obtain Ghana Latest News inside your inbox each morning. Subscribe

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