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May 25, 2021
The Minority in Parliament has vowed not to support government to increase road tolls if the Finance Ministry fails to decap the Road Fund and give all to the Road Ministry.
Addressing journalist in Parliament in response to the Minister of Roads and Highways.’ press briefing, the Ranking Member on Roads and Highways Committee, Kwame Governs Agbodza said unless government is able to decap the road fund, give all the money to the Road Ministry before they can discuss the gap that would be left. “Until that time they cannot get the support of our side of the house to increase road tolls
According to him, the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah is unable to tell the Finance Minister to decap the road fund, adding that in the 2021 budget, though the Minister of Finance agreed that the road fund would get about GHc1.8 billion, only one billion would be available to the Road Ministry.
“The Minister of Finance takes all that money and use it for consumption, and later pay interest on that money”, he stated.
He said the Minority would support government to get more resources to the Road Ministry to improve on our roads until the money meant for the sector is released to them by the Finance Ministry.
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