“The
NPP promised the people of Ghana that if they don’t want dumsor they
shouldn’t vote for us. And now the people of Ghana had confidence in
them, they voted for the NPP, they expect that all the levies and tax
will be scrapped immediately as promised.”
Nana
Addo prior to the December 7 polls assured to scrap what he described
as killer and nuisance taxes including the energy sector levies if
Ghanaians voted for him.
The passage of the
energy sector levy resulted in the prices of petroleum products shooting
up by 27%. Electricity and water tariffs also shot up astronomically; a
move the NPP said worsened the plight of Ghanaians.
Speaking
on Eyewitness News on Wednesday, the outgoing deputy minister said the
NPP must honour its promise. “We took that decision in the best interest
of the country. We took that decision because we were convinced beyond
reasonable doubt that, that was the best decision for this country and
there was no alternative.
And I will stand by
that decision President Mahama took any day. We said we needed the levy
because there was some financial issue. When PURC increased the tariff,
the NPP said when they come they will reduce the tariffs. We had to take
some of the tough and painful decisions in order to sustain power but
they say that they have a way of dealing with it and they can still
reduce the tariffs, let’s see how it goes. But sometimes we must face
the facts and be frank to the people of Ghana. Some of the decisions are
tough, some are difficult but the truth is that if you don’t take those
tough decisions you risk collapsing the entire power sector,” he
added.
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