Mmarahyɛbadwa agye Energy Sector Levies (Amendment) Bill, 2026 no to mu, a ɛyɛ nsahodoɔ wɔ Energy Sector Levies Act, 2025 mu, wɔ anammɔn a aban no ka sɛ wɔatu de rehyɛ sika a wɔboaboa ano den na wɔadi atoro ne nsisi kɛseɛ a ɛkɔ so wɔ ɔman no ngo mmoa (fuel subsidy) nhyehyɛeɛ mu no ho dwuma.

Yei ma Energy Sector Shortfall and Debt Repayment Levy a ɛda fuel oil so no kɔ soro firi GH¢0.24 litare biara so kɔsi GH¢1.93 litare biara so, a ɛde kɔsi baabi a ɛne boɔ a wɔgye wɔ diesel ne marine gas oil so no yɛ pɛ.

Nsahodoɔ no nso trɛ Road Fund Levy no mu kɔ fuel oil so.

Sɛɛnea aban no kyerɛ no, nsakraeɛ no botaeɛ ne sɛ ɛbɛsi sika kora a ɛreyera kɛseɛ no ano na ɛasi tow-gye a wɔkwati no kwan, a ɛasɛe mmoa a wɔde ma wɔ ngo so a wɔayɛ de aboa nnwumakuo kɛseɛ no mfasoɔ.

Ɔrekyerɛkyerɛ nea ɛnti a wɔayɛ nsahodoɔ no mu wɔ Mmarahyɛbadwa mu no, Sika ne Agyapadeɛ ho Soafoɔ, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson kaa sɛ ankorankorɛ bi anya nhyehyɛeɛ no so mfasoɔ bɔne site sɛ wɔtɔ diesel, de no fura sɛ fuel oil, na wɔfa kwan bɔne so gye tow afiri a wɔayɛ ama nnwuma a wɔde di dwuma no.

“Ankorankorɛ bi reyɛ fam mfasoɔ na wɔresmuggli, wɔretɔ ngo, wɔretɔ diesel na wɔde fura sɛ fuel oil na wɔregye tow wɔ so. Yɛbɛtoa so de saa tow afiri no ama nnwumakuo. Nso, sɛ anka ɛbɛyɛ ansa na wɔatɔ (ex-ante) no, saa tow afiri yi bɛyɛ bere a wɔatɔ wie (ex-post),” ɔno na ɛkaa saa.

Dr Forson kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ wɔ nhyehyɛeɛ foforɔ yi ase no, nnwumakuo a wɔde fuel oil di dwuma wɔ nnwuma mu no bɛtua tow a ɛfata no wɔ anim bere a wɔde reba ɔman yi mu no na afei wɔabisa sɛ wɔnsan ntua wɔn sika no mma wɔn.

“Sɛɛnea woyɛ adwumakuo no, ɛsɛ sɛ wotua ho sika na afei wobisa sɛ wɔnsan ntua wɔn sika no mma wo. Wɔmfa fuel oil ndi dwuma wɔ kar mu; nnwumakuo na wɔde di dwuma,” ɔno na ɛkyerɛeɛ.

Sika ne Agyapadeɛ ho Soafoɔ no siisii so sɛ nsahodoɔ no mfa tow foforɔ mmoa wɔ petroleum nneɛma so, na mmom ɛsakra kwan a wɔfa so de tow afiri ma no.

“Sɛ nea ɛbɛsi so dua no, tow kɔsro biara nni petroleum nneɛma so. Nea yɛreka ne sɛ yɛrebɛsa Revenue Administration Act no nso mu na yɛayɛ tow sika a wɔnsan ntua a ɛfa nnwumakuo a wɔtɔ fuel oil ho no firi nna 90 kɔsi nna 14,” ɔde kaa ho.

Sɛɛnea Dr Forson kyerɛ no, Ghana hweree bɛyɛ US$25 million wɔ afe 2026 fa a ɛdi kan no mu nti a nsisi wɔ ngo mmoa nhyehyɛeɛ no mu. Ɔbɔɔ kɔkɔ sɛ ɔman no bɛtumi ahwere bɛyɛ GH¢1 billion afe biara sɛ wɔansi saa amena no ano a.

Aban no gye di sɛ nsahodoɔ yi bɛboaboa ɔman no sika ho ban, aboa ma downstream petroleum dwumadbɔ yi ayɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ na wɔahwɛ sɛ ngo mmoa no bɛyɛ mfasoɔ ama nnwuma a ɛyɛ ampa a wɔde di dwuma no nko ara.