Former deputy Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson says the economic policy of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) only favours the rich in Ghana.

According to him, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's policies are to enrich the wealthy whiles rendering the poor poorer.

He has described the economic policies of the government as deceptive and populist.

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His comments comes at the back of the recent reduction in air fares while road transport fares have increased.

Road transport fares have been increased by 15 per cent, effective Thursday, April 6, 2017.

A release from the Road Transport Operators said the increment is in line with the administrative instrument on public transport fares.

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But the former deputy Finance Minister speaking on the issue in an interview on Accra FM on Tuesday April 4, said "I told Ghanaians not to be deceived by what the NPP said about the tax cut because that decision was populist and deceptive, that even if they scrapped those taxes, it would not bring any result to Ghanaians.

"The taxes on spare parts they claimed they will remove, they have not been able to do so. If you are not ready to remove the taxes, why do you hastily announce to Ghanaians that you are going to implement that policy?

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"Now they have reduced air fares and increased [road] transport fares. Ask yourselves how many ordinary Ghanaians travel by air. And so what have you done? You have not done anything? I think their priorities are wrong, their kind of economics is economics for the rich – enriching the rich and making the poor poorer. So where are we now as a country, is this the kind of change Ghanaians wanted?"