Tag: transport fares
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Transport operators threaten to increase fares by 20%
The Coalition of Transport Union and Association is threatening to increase transport fares by 20 percent if government fails to scrap off some taxes from the petroleum price build-up. The association says government must abolish the sanitation and pollution levy, and energy sector levy to ease the unnecessary pressure on drivers and other consumers. Speaking…
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Maintain old transport fares for now – GPRTU to drivers
Ghanaians seeking to enjoy a 10% reduction in transport fares may have their hopes dashed following the refusal of some drivers to bring down fares. In a surprising turn of events, the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has appealed to the general public to continue paying the existing fares until the leadership of the…
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Transport operators defy directive to reduce fares by 10%
Transport operators nationwide are yet to comply with the directive issued by the road transport association, calling for a 10 percent reduction in fares. Despite the association’s statement on Monday, May 15, 2023, which instructed its members to implement the fare reduction starting from Wednesday, May 17, drivers and conductors are disregarding the directive. Citi…
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10% reduction in transport fares takes off today
Public transport fares are to go down by 10 percent effective today, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Road transport operators attributed the reduction to consistent marginal reductions in the price of fuel. The reduction covers shared taxis, intra-city (trotro), intercity (long distance) and haulage. Announcing the reduction in a statement, the road transport operators in a…
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Transport fares to go down by 10 percent from May 17
Users of public transport will enjoy a 10 percent reduction in fares by 10% effective Wednesday, May 17, 2023. This follows consistent marginal reductions in the price of fuel. The road transport operators in a statement on Monday night said the reduction affects shared taxis, intra-city (trotro), intercity (long distance) and haulage. “In line with…
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Drivers threaten to increase fares by 40% from January 17
A group of drivers known as the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana has threatened to increase transport by 40 percent. According to the group, the proposed increase has been necessitated by fuel price hikes at the pumps, the increment in prices of vehicle parts, among others. The increment, according to the group, will begin on…
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Asafo drivers want government to scrap fuel levies
Drivers at the Asafo Neoplan Station in Kumasi have called on the government to take steps to reduce taxes and levies on petroleum products in the country. This, according to them, would help bring down the prices of fuel and other lubricants used in their business operations. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Kumasi…
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Transport fares reduced by 10% effective August 1
Transport fares have been reduced by 10% effective Saturday August 1, 2020. This leaves only 5% of the 15% increment which will take effect from August 1. The decision was taken after a meeting between transport operators and the Ministry of Transport. On July 7, 2020, government approved a 15% hike in transport fares to…
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Reduce fares in response to eased transport sector restrictions – COPEC
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), is calling on stakeholders within the transport sector to immediately reduce transport fares. The call comes hours after President Akufo-Addo in his 14th address to the nation on Sunday, 26th July, 2020, on measures taken by government to ease COVID-19 restrictions, said commercial vehicles can now take full capacity.…
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GPRTU to petition Transport Ministry for an increase in fares due to social distancing
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union, GPRTU, says it will petition the Presidency through the Ministry of Transport, for an upward review in transport fares to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the operations of members. The appeal follows demands by drivers for fares to be adjusted to cater for the revenue losses due to…