Tag: transport fares
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We are not increasing prices over rise in transport fares – GUTA
The increase in transport fares may not necessarily increase the prices of some goods in the short to medium term. That is according to the Ghana Union of Traders Association, GUTA. The Ghana Private Road Transport Union [GPRTU] has announced a ten percent increase in transport fares to make up for increase in fuel prices.…
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Prices of goods & services to go up with rise in transport fares
Consumers should brace themselves to pay more for the same quantity of goods they purchase at the various markets. This is the warning from an Economist at the University of Ghana, Mr. Adu Owusu Sarkodie. According to him, the development will lead to an increase in the cost of production which producers may have no…
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15 percent increase in transport fares untrue – GRTCC
The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has dismissed reports that transport fares have been increased by 15 percent effective today [February 6, 2017]. The council explains that it is yet to conclude discussions to determine new transport fares for the first pricing window of this year. “From the point of GRTCC, there has not…
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Taxi drivers increase fares by 20 percent
Some commercial drivers have already begun adjusting their fares following the increase in fuel prices in the first pricing window in January. Checks by Citi Business News with some floating taxi drivers in the nation’s capital reveal that fares have been increased by about 20 percent. “For those of us floating drivers, we are at…