Kwasi Amoako-Atta
Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is asking the government to review the payment of road tolls in the country.
According to Godfred Abulbire Adogma, GPRTU general secretary, government should substitute paying of road tolls with a one-pesewa increment on the Energy Levy.
This, per their view will provide more than enough to cover any losses from monies collected at various toll booths across the country.
“When you come to the issue of road tolls, even if the government decides to raise the current amount of GHC1 to GHC2, that wouldn’t be enough,” according to Adogma.
“So, we have itemised all the reasons and the government could scrap all the toll booths and rather charge an amount per litre of fuel. That can be another measure to prevent revenue leakages,” he added.
By Vincent Kubi