Parliament has approved the repeal of the COVID-19 levy, ending a tax introduced during the Akufo-Addo administration to finance pandemic-related spending. The decision follows the Finance Minister’s announcement in the 2026 budget that the levy would be scrapped.

According to government officials, eliminating the tax is intended to ease pressure on households, support businesses and help drive economic recovery and transformation.

During the debate, Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin welcomed the move but urged the government to provide broader tax relief.

He called on the administration to “go further” by removing the One Ghana Cedi levy on petroleum products and scrapping the 18 percent electricity tariff, arguing that doing so would signal a genuine commitment to eliminating what he described as nuisance taxes.