Fuel Levy: It’s only Ghc 1 you’re contributing to support the reset agenda – Shamima Muslim

Deputy Government spokesperson Shamima Muslim has called on Ghanaians to support the fuel levy.

In a Facebook post, she backed the decision to introduce the levy. She noted that the cedi is appreciating and fuel prices have decreased.

However, Ghana needs more affordable liquid fuels for its power generation plants. This is essential for a sustainable power supply.

Muslim urged Ghanaians to contribute GHC 1 per liter. Her social media post stated, “Cedi is appreciating, inflation reducing, fuel prices reducing. But we need money to buy more liquid fuels which are cheaper now to power our generation plants for sustainable power supply… Only 1 cedi per litre & together we will reset.”

On June 4, 2025, Parliament passed the levy after a minority walkout.

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson laid the bill under urgency. He reported that the energy sector’s total debt was US$3.1 billion as of March 2025.

He assured Parliament that the new levy would not cause immediate price hikes for consumers. The gains from the strong performance of the Ghana Cedi would absorb any impact on ex-pump prices.