NPP demands details of financing for government’s GH¢2 diesel price cut

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has challenged the government over its GH¢2 per litre diesel reduction, demanding answers on how the intervention is being financed and questioning the broader impact of energy sector levies on Ghanaians. At a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, August 4, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Chairman of the NPP Policy Coordination Committee, said the relief must not be assessed in isolation from the Energy Sector Levies (Amendment) Bill passed by Parliament on Friday, July 31,…