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Abass Imoro, the public relations officer for the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has bemoaned the increase in fuel across the country.
This comes after the GPRTU proposed a 30 percent to 40 percent increase in transport fares following the recent rise in prices of petroleum products.
The union has said negotiations for the upward adjustment have begun.
Speaking on Atinka FM’s AM Drive with host Kaakyire Ofori Ayim, Abass Imoro, the Public Relations officer for the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), said the increase in petroleum products has affected their business.
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Abass Imoro also bemoaned economic crisis which has influenced the increase in the petroleum products.
According to Abass Imoro, the fares should not be increased by less than 30 percent to 40 percent.
“We are going to begin our negotiations with the forecast or reports that we have gotten and from there, we will know by what margin we will increase transport fares. But if you look at it fairly, the fares should not be increased by less than 30 percent to 40 percent. Anything less than that will have a serious effect on the transport sector,”
The last transport fare increases were in May 2022
Transport fares went up by 20 percent in May where fares were increased by 20 percent.
As of May 9, 2022, when the new fares took effect, petrol and diesel were selling at a national average of GH¢9.41 and GH¢11.12, respectively.
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