The Minority Caucus in Parliament has launched a scathing attack on the Mahama-led administration over what it describes as a “shameful retreat” on the controversial Energy Sector Levies (Amendment) Act, 2025—popularly known as the Dumsor Levy—following its indefinite suspension by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).

In a statement issued on Sunday, June 15, the Caucus condemned the decision to postpone the implementation of the levy just three days before its scheduled commencement on June 16, describing it as evidence of the government’s “chaotic and inconsistent approach to economic governance.”

“This eleventh-hour U-turn epitomises a trial-and-error strategy and reveals a disturbing lack of stakeholder engagement prior to the passage of the law,” the statement read.

The Minority argued that the government’s justification—citing global crude oil price volatility due to the Israel-Iran conflict—was both hypocritical and dishonest. “The same administration that lambasted the Akufo-Addo government for blaming global events is now using those very arguments to explain its own policy confusion,” it added.

The group is demanding that Parliament be urgently reconvened to repeal the levy altogether, insisting the postponement is “wholly inadequate.”

“The Dumsor Levy was a terrible idea from the onset. At a time when Ghanaians are suffering under the weight of a high cost of living, any additional fuel taxes are economically reckless and morally indefensible,” the statement said.

The Minority also dismissed government claims that the levy was necessary to stabilise the energy sector and service legacy debts, arguing that the previous administration ensured a stable power supply without resorting to punitive taxation.

They further warned against any attempt by the government to blame a worsening power crisis on the levy’s suspension, pointing instead to operational inefficiencies at ECG, poor metering systems, and failure to sustain the Loss Reduction Programme introduced under the previous administration.

“We categorically reject the notion that Ghana’s energy woes are due to the absence of this levy. They are the product of poor leadership and mismanagement,” the statement added.

The Minority Caucus concluded by reminding the government of its electoral promise to relieve Ghanaians of economic burdens, not to impose new ones, and vowed to resist “any regressive fiscal policies that worsen the plight of citizens.”