The leadership of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has hinted that transport fares could go up by as much as 20%.
The Secretary of GPRTU Mr. Godwin Abulbire in an interview with Citi News monitored by Apexnewsgh.com said they will resume dialogue with the Transport Ministry and other stakeholders on a possible transport fares increment this week.
“What made us not conclude the dialogue last Wednesday was that the fuel margins, which are currently at 9 pesewas, must even come down, so obviously we couldn’t have arrived at a particular figure that we were pushing for. Initially, our target was a 20% increment but it seems the price of the fuel is coming down. So that is why we decided not to propose any figure since on Tuesday, we will get the actual margins to increase our fares.” He explained
“We are looking to increase the fares because our argument doesn’t rely on the increase or decrease of fuel prices alone. Before the budget was laid before the government, we were advocating for an increase in transport fares and after the budget was read, we were told to wait for its approval. So, tomorrow’s meeting will determine whether we will do a 10, 15, or 20% adjustment to the fare,” he said
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