Former Power Minister Dr Kwabena Donkor is said to have alleged that some Members of Parliament belonging to the Majority Group were forced to fly into the country to pass the Emissions Levy despite their ill health.

In a post on X, GHOne quoted Dr Kwabena Donkor as to have said "People on medical treatment in Germany were flown back to vote and pass the Emission Levy."

Information on the identities of the said legislators and their health status was not provided.

In December 2023, Parliament passed the Emissions Levy Bill, 2023, as a step towards decreasing Ghana's Carbon Dioxide Emissions and generating additional domestic revenue for the government.

The members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament voiced concerns regarding the potential effects of the Levy on ordinary Ghanaians and its potential impact on the cost of doing business within the country.

NDC Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, highlighted that the Emissions Levy would entail taxing every vehicle utilizing internal combustion engines, including commercial motorbikes (okada), tricycles (pragyia), commercial taxis, ride-hailing services, commercial buses (trotro), and articulated trucks.

He said the Minority would not support the Bill and expressed the hope that the Government would listen and stop imposing taxes on the public.

However, had the number need to form a quorum and have the levy passed into law.

Effective February 1, motor vehicles, buses, and coaches up to 3000 cubic centimetres are required to pay GH₵150 per annum in line with the implementation of the Emissions Levy Act, 2023 (Act 1112).

The levy is being imposed on carbon dioxide equivalent emissions specifically targeting internal combustion engine vehicles.

Also, motor vehicles, buses, and coaches above 3000 cubic centimetres, cargo trucks, and articulated trucks are required to pay GH₵300 per annum whereas motor riders and tricycle riders will pay the government an amount of GHC75 annually as part of their responsibilities to the state.

Per reports, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is facing technical challenges in the collection of the levy.

Meanwhile, some Ghanaians have called on the government to scrap the levy.