Former Vice President and 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has criticized the Mahama administration for introducing a new petroleum levy, which he claims is eight times higher than the now-abolished Electronic Levy (E-levy).
On Tuesday, June 2, Parliament approved a GHC 1 petroleum levy as part of efforts to address the financial challenges in the energy sector. The decision has drawn widespread criticism from opposition parties, civil society organizations, and many ordinary Ghanaians, who view it as an additional burden amid economic hardship.
Speaking during the NPP’s National Thank You Tour in Central Region on Wednesday, June 4, Dr. Bawumia accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of hypocrisy.
