The government has announced plans to reintroduce road tolls in 2025 to generate revenue for road construction and maintenance.
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, presenting the 2025 Budget Statement in Parliament on March 11, said the decision follows the realization that suspending road tolls in 2022 negatively impacted infrastructure financing.
He noted that while past road toll collections were not substantial, the zero-rate policy further limited the country’s ability to fund critical road projects.
“To address this, the government will work with stakeholders, including the private sector, to roll out a technology-driven solution for the reintroduction of road tolls under the Big Push Programme,” Dr. Forson announced.
He assured that the new system would be efficient and designed to enhance revenue collection without causing unnecessary inconvenience to road users.
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