It has been exactly a week since the last toll levy was collected on any of Ghana’s roads and bridges.
What started as an announcement of the government’s plan for the upcoming year immediately became a policy that was implemented barely 12 hours after its announcement.
Finance Minister announces abolishment of road and bridge tolls in 2022 budget
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta on November 17, 2021, presented before the parliament of Ghana government’s expenditure and revenue mobilization plans for the year 2022.
As part of the government’s proposed fiscal policy measures to underpin the 2022 budget, the minister said the government intends to implement a zero rate toll policy which would effectively remove toll charges on all public roads and reassign the current workforce collecting road tolls immediately the budget is approved by parliament.Latest News In Ghana. Click Here To Read Our Latest News Stories
Ken Ofori Atta stated that the decision to close toll centres across the country was premised on the belief that the establishment of tolling points has contributed to heavy vehicular traffic and lengthened travel time, which has negatively impacted productivity and time.
