Tag: Duncan Amoah
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Fuel prices to hit GHS18/litre in December if government doesn’t intervene – COPEC
If steps are not taken to curb the rampant increase in the prices of fuel at the country’s filling stations, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) predicts that fuel prices could reach GHS18 per litre by the end of the year. ‘We are now hitting GHS15 per litre for fuel,’ according to Duncan Amoah, Executive…
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Fuel prices jump to almost GHS16/litre
Over the weekend, fuel prices have shot up to almost GHS16 per litre at some stations in the country. At a leading Oil Marketing Company, Total Energies, for instance, the price of Diesel now stands at GHS15.99 while petrol sells for GHS13.10. This is a sharp rise from the GHS11.06 per litre for petrol and…
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Fuel prices may cross GH¢8 soon if Russia-Ukraine tensions stay high – COPEC
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is warning that if nothing is done by authorities in Ghana, regarding the rising fuel prices on the global market as Russia invades Ukraine, fuel prices could cross the GH¢8 mark at the pumps in the first pricing window of March. A barrel of Brent Crude Oil which was…
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Fuel prices cross GH¢7 mark; represents about 40% increase in 12 months
The price of a litre of fuel has crossed the GH¢ 7 mark for the first time at some pumps across the country. Fuel prices per litre stayed at around Gh¢6.50 on average for a few weeks, and then rose to reach an average of Gh¢6.70 at most pumps in the past week alone, according…
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Petrol and diesel prices to hit GH¢7 per litre if government does not intervene – COPEC
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) says fuel prices at the pump may hit GH¢7 a litre if the government does not put measures in place to cushion Ghanaians. Speaking to Citi Business News, Executive Secretary of COPEC, Duncan Amoah stated that, “Fuel is now threatening to get to almost GH7 a litre. Currently, some…
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OMC’s likely to repeat infractions in audit report if GRA refuses to ‘bite’ – COPEC
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), says some Oil Marketing Companies (OMC’s) in the country are likely to default on the payment of taxes on petroleum products lifted from the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) next year if political interference in the affairs of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is not halted. The 2020 report of…
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GRA charged to retrieve GH¢226.9 million in unpaid taxes from 28 OMCs
A 2020 report of the Auditor-General has revealed that 28 Oil Marketing Companies in the country owe the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority an amount of GH¢ 226.9 million. According to the audit report, the 28 OMCs from July 2018 to December 2019, lifted various petroleum products without paying the required duties and…
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Fix TOR and BOST to cushion consumers from fuel price hikes – COPEC
As fuel prices continue to rise at the pumps, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) says the situation will not change until institutions like the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited run at full capacity. According to COPEC, once the entities commence operations, they should be able to…
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Fuel prices likely to go up by 8 pesewas today – COPEC
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has indicated that fuel prices are likely to go up by 8 pesewas from today, May 17, 2021. Executive Secretary of COPEC, Duncan Amoah, stated that this was due to a hike in prices of the product on the global market. “Geopolitical events over the past few days have…
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Cap taxes on fuel to prevent introduction of new levies – COPEC to Parliament
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), is calling on Parliament to pass a legislation that will ensure that the quantum of taxes placed on petroleum products doesn’t exceed a certain threshold. The comments follow notice of the implementation of the new tax policies introduced in the 2021 budget statement from 1st May, which according to…