NDC ‘Dumsor Levy’ Is 8 Times Higher Than E-Levy – Bawumia
Former Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has accused the National Democratic Congress of deception following the introduction of an energy sector levy in Parliament.
The levy which places a GH¢1 levy on each litre of fuel products was sent to Parliament and passed under a certificate of urgency on Tuesday, June 2, 2025.
With this levy coming after the cancellation of the E-Levy by the government, many Ghanaians have expressed their displeasure, accusing the government of “robbing Peter to pay Paul”.
Reacting to the new levy during the NPP thank you tour of the Central Region, Dr Bawumia slammed the government for imposing a fuel tax burden on Ghanaians which, he noted, is 8 times higher than the E-Levy they criticised the previous government about.
“The NDC has told a lot of lies. Everyone sees their lies everyday. Last night, I hope you all saw it. They have introduced a dumsor levy,” Dr. Bawumia said.
He added; “They said they would scrap the E-Levy our government introduced and they’ve done that. However, after doing that they have clearly deceived Ghanaians introducing the dumsor levy which it is eight times higher than theEe-Levy.”
Dr. Bawumia further gave a breakdown of why the levy is a higher tax burden on Ghanaians saying “with the dumsor levy, they are charging Ghanaians 1 cedi on every liter of fuel. What this means is that if you buy 1000 cedis worth of fuel, you will pay 83 cedis as tax”.
“With the E-Levy, if you sent 1000 cedis to someone, you would only pay 10 cedis ut under the NDC and their dumsor levy, for 1,000 cedis worth of fuel, you’ll pay 83 cedis.”
Source: Ghmessenger.com
