The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has postponed the rollout of the Energy Sector Shortfall and Debt Repayment Levy from today June 9 to June 16, 2025.
The GRA move comes after they faced intense resistance from oil marketing companies.
The Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC) raised concerns over the timing and potential impact on fuel prices and consumer burden.
COMAC in a letter signed condemned the timing and mode of communication, which it received at 8:00 am on Sunday, June 8.
“This approach is neither lawful nor operationally feasible… Issuing a backdated directive on a holiday and serving it on a weekend for next-day compliance borders on institutional ambush,” the statement read.
“We therefore wish to state unequivocally: COMAC and its members cannot and will not begin implementation of this levy from Monday, 9th June,” the letter emphasised.
“We are industry stakeholders, not bystanders, and we deserve better than Rambo-style directives in the middle of a weekend,” the statement concluded.
The GRA speaking on CITI News revealed, “In the spirit of cordiality and partnership. The Association has concerns with the 9 June implementation date. We have discussed with their leadership in the spirit of cordiality and partnership and have agreed a new start date of 16 June,” the GRA stated.
“Under the new directive:
Motor Spirit (Super Petrol): from Ghc0.95 to Ghc1.95
AGO/Diesel and Marine Gas Oil (Foreign): from Ghc0.93 to Ghc1.93
Marine Gas Oil (Local): from Ghc0.03 to Ghc0.23
Heavy Fuel Oil (Residual Fuel Oil – RFO): from Ghc0.04 to Ghc0.24
Partially Refined Oil (Naphtha): from Ghc0.95 to Ghc1.95
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) remains unchanged at Ghc0.73”
The Energy Sector Levy Amendment Bill 2025 introduces a GH¢1 increase in the levy on petroleum products.
President John Mahama has since assented to the Energy Sector Levy.
John Mahama upon assenting to it asserted that energy sector debt has been the actual scale of economic growth and sustainability for many years.
According to him, the Energy Sector Levy is to eliminate the energy sector debts and stop the crisis in the energy sector.
Speaking when he was about to assent to the Act on Thursday, June 5, 2025, he detailed, “All this in a view to trying to eliminate the energy sector debts and stop the crisis in the energy sector, and create an energy sector that delivers lower tariffs and better service for our people. I wish to pledge to the Ghanaian people that we are determined to solve this energy sector crisis once and for all and resolve the issue of the energy sector debt, with the recent performance of the Ghanaian economy,” he stated.
Mahama added, “This act that has been christened the D-Levy will not be forever. It is a temporary solution to try and resolve our crisis in the power sector.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has threatened a nationwide strike on Tuesday, June 10 following the introduction of a GH¢1 levy on petroleum products.
