Tag: increase in transport fares
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Our members prefer fuel price reduction to fare increase – GPRTU
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) believes its members are in favour of the government reducing fuel prices, not an increment in transport fares. Explaining why it is hesitant to increase transport fares, the General Secretary of the GPRTU, Godfred Abulbire, noted that “we don’t benefit a lot from the fare increments”. This comes…
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Gov’t urged to introduce policies to cushion Ghanaians as fares go up on Feb. 26
Head of the Economics Division at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, at the University of Ghana, Prof. Peter Quartey says stakeholders should expect the upcoming 15% increase in transport fares as announced by the Road Transport Operators, to increase national inflation in the coming months. The new fares, which are expected to…
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Transport fares should’ve gone up more than 13% – Commercial drivers
Some commercial drivers in Accra are not happy with the 13% increment in transport fares. The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) announced a 13 percent increment in transport fares effective Saturday, June 5, 2021. The new fares will cover intercity ‘trotro’ vehicles, intercity long-distance vehicles and shared taxis. But interactions with these commercial drivers…
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We may increase transport fares by 40% – Committed Drivers Association
The Ghana Committed Drivers Association has hinted that it may soon increase transport fares by about 40 percent. This follows the Ghana Revenue Authority’s implementation of new taxes introduced in the 2021 budget statement. The association had earlier indicated its plans to pass on these taxes to commuters and Chairman of the Committed Drivers Association,…