On the contrary, it said all the members from the Minority side on the Finance Committee and all the leaders from the Energy Committee were present in the committee meeting when the new energy sector amendment bill was discussed.

“So, all the press conferences by the Minority is a deliberate attempt to politicise a responsible policy decision aimed at securing the long-term sustainability of our power sector,” it said.

Speaking to journalists in Parliament yesterday, the Chairman of the Energy Committee, Emmanuel Bedzrah, said “We all went through the Bill, no one walked out, they were all there”

He mentioned the Minority members who were at the committee meeting as George Kwame Aboagye, Collins Adomako Mensah, who were there together with all the Minority MPs on the finance Committee, including Adam Mohammed Amin, the former Minister for Finance.

“And at the end, a majority decision was taken and so how then can you organise a press conference to say you were neither informed nor consulted?

“This deliberate misinformation from the minority is what is causing some few groups to agitate but I want to assure everyone that Ghanaians will not feel this levy at all,” he said. 

The chairman said President Mahama had made it clear that he did not want to increase electricity tariff in order to cushion Ghanaians against hardships.

“The government has therefore proposed a modest GHC1 levy on every litre of refined petroleum product purchased.

“This will give us about GHC5.7 billion annually and since the projected revenue will not be enough to purchase the needed liquid fuels, the government through the Finance Ministry will continue to provide the needed funding to cater for the deficit,” he said.

The Ho West MP said the objective of the new fuel tax was to ensure the continuous provision of reliable power supply for Ghanaians.

He, however, said that would not increase the current fuel prices at the pump.

“Fuel prices have already dropped significantly from over GH¢16 per litre in January 2025 to an average of GH¢12 per litre due to prudent economic management.

“Even with the GH¢1 levy, fuel remains significantly cheaper than it was earlier this year,” he said.