The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has called for the immediate cancellation of the GH¢1 fuel levy, citing its growing impact on operational costs following recent fuel price hikes linked to global tensions.
During a meeting with the Minority Caucus, AGI President Kofi Nsiah-Poku, alongside former President Dr. Humphrey Ayim-Darke, warned that businesses may be compelled to pass on the increased costs to consumers if the levy remains in place.
“It is important at this point that we start talking about the removal of the GH¢1 to bring our cost of operations down. At that point we could absorb because we had to balance it with the appreciation of the Cedi but if nothing is done about it now, then we will also begin to look at our operational cost to start increasing prices which we do not want to touch,” he said
On her part, the Deputy Minority Leader, Patricia Appiagyei revealed plans by the caucus to establish a dedicated working group to harmonise concerns and proposals raised during the engagement with the AGI.
She noted that the move is aimed at consolidating industry feedback into actionable recommendations that will help shape the policy direction of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
“That working group will be working outside the camera and come up with solutions. To us as a ready governance group, we will ensure that the mistakes that we committed, we will challenge ourselves to amend all those mistakes, come on board with you and ensure that we will come back to power and begin to work well with you,” she said.
