The Minister of State-designate at the Ministry of Finance, and Atiwa East Member of Parliament, Abena Osei-Asare says the government will not reintroduce road tolls.
She noted that the decision to abolish road tolls was a "political decision" made by the government.
On November 18, 2021, the Former Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta directed that toll collection at the various tollbooths across the country be halted.
This directive came after the former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta announced during his 2022 budget presentation that road tolls had been abolished.
Speaking before the Parliamentary Vetting Committee on Wednesday, March 13, the Atiwa East MP stressed that the document outlining the government's vision for 2024 does not contain any reference to the reintroduction of road tolls.
“Mr Chairman, suspension of the road tolls was a political decision. It was a decision taken by the government and I cannot take myself out of it because I am part of the government and must take responsibility as such.”
“The document that spells out the vision for the government in 2024 is the budget. So we are working with the budget and in the budget for 2024, I don’t think we introduced any line item for road tolls and so it remains as such,” she said.
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