The Minority in Parliament has urged the government to remove the GH₵1 “dumsor” levy on petroleum products to ease the burden on Ghanaians amid soaring fuel costs linked to the Middle East conflict.
Addressing the media, Deputy Ranking Member of the Energy Committee, Collins Adomako Mensah, argued the levy has outlived its purpose.
“The world has changed. The cedi is no longer absorbing anything. Petrol prices could rise by as much as 16.92% and diesel by 17.2% in the coming pricing window of March 2026 alone,” he said.
Mensah noted that the Energy Sector Levy’s Amendment Act of 2025 added about GH₵1 to the price of petrol and diesel, bringing total levies to nearly GH₵2 per litre. He added:
“If the guarantee has been restored and if the cedi is no longer shielding consumers from the levy’s impact, then the justification for the one Ghana cedi dumsor levy has completely evaporated. Keeping it is not policy, it is punishment.”
The Minority has also called for a comprehensive review of all taxes and levies embedded in fuel prices to help cushion consumers from the effects of global oil price shocks.
