Former Anyaa Sowutuom MP Dickson Adomako Kissi has raised serious concerns about the government’s approach to revenue generation ahead of the 2026 national budget.
Speaking on Prime Morning News Flash, he cautioned that ongoing decisions to reduce key revenue streams could slow national development and weaken the government’s ability to deliver essential infrastructure.
Dr Adomako Kissi stressed that Ghana’s fiscal framework relies heavily on “taxes and loans,” which sustain public investments. “Personally, I worry anytime we take away government revenue,” he said, arguing that the country is still lagging in many critical sectors.
Using the delayed Pokuase road project as an example, he noted that funding constraints continue to cripple the timely delivery of major works.
“Government doesn’t have enough money to do things in a good time, in a rapid time. So to see the government reducing opportunities to get money worries me,” he said.
He also referenced the government’s plans to build regional hospitals and complete ten of the Agenda 111 facilities. While describing these ambitions as “fair enough,” he questioned whether scrapping certain revenue sources, such as the COVID-19 levy removed earlier this year, was a wise move.
“We are not doing well in terms of our infrastructural needs, in terms of energy indebtedness, and even pension schemes that we owe,” he argued. “So why then scrap things that are supporting the government?”