The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) have said negotiations have already begun to determine an “appropriate fare adjustment acceptable to all transport operators and the public.
They have, therefore, entreated all transport operators and the general public to continue to apply the existing fares and disregard any purported announcement of an increase in fares until a new fare is announced.
Drivers have vowed to increase Transport fares following the increment in fuel prices brought on by the implementation of new taxes and levies in the country.
But the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), however on Tuesday reduced the 17-pesewa increase in the margin on the prices of petroleum products to nine pesewas.
Also, a group known as the Concerned Drivers Association has indicated that it will increase transport fares by 40 percent, effective Monday, May 10, 2021.
It says its resolve to increase the fares holds, despite the government’s announcement of a reduction in the price of fuel by eight pesewas per litre.
A spokesperson for the Concerned Drivers Association, David Agboado, says fares will still go up in consideration of various factors, including the anticipation of a general increase in the cost of fuel in the coming weeks on the world market.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Kofi Atakora
