Tag: Fuel Price increase
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Courier services lament negative impact of fuel price hikes on business [Video]
Ghanaians have for several months now complained about the consistent hike in fuel prices. With the most recent one crossing the GH¢7 mark as at January 17, various stakeholders who directly use fuel for their daily activities have been seeking for an intervention, with some commercial drivers even threatening to increase transport fares. Another group…
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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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Scrapping of PSRL stalls as fuel prices rise to GH¢6.80 per litre
The much-anticipated removal of the Price Stabilization and Recovering levy of 16 pesewas in the price build-up of fuel at the pumps is yet to take effect even as the second pricing window commences. This is because Parliament is yet to give the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) the approval needed to scrap the levy. While…
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Fuel prices to go up between 3% – 5% – IES predicts
The Institute for Energy Security, IES, is predicting a 3% – 5% increase in both petrol and diesel prices at the pumps within the first 2 weeks of December, which makes up the first pricing window of the month. The energy think tank attributes the expected jump in fuel prices to a number of factors…