Group commends government for introducing 'borla tax' LISTEN MAR 17, 2021 The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Health Sector Environmental Health Practitioners Association–Ghana (HeSEHPAG) congratulates the Government for announcing the introduction of the proposed Sanitation and Pollution Levy (SPL) to help address the issues of Sanitation in the Country. The Caretaker Minister of Finance, reading the 2021 Budget Statement in Parliament on Friday 12 th March 2021 said that a Sanitation and Pollution Levy (SPL) of 10 pesewas will be introduced and incorporated into the proposed fuel levy under the Energy Sector Levies Act (ESLA). According to Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, “With this new tax, Government will embark on a number of projects including the re-engineering of landfill sites at Kpone and Oti, the construction of waste recycling and compost plants across the country and the construction of more sanitation facilities to accelerate the elimination of open defecation”.