New Transport Fares In Ghana

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced 20% upward increment of transport fares.

This comes after earlier announcement by the Union that it hopes to adjust transportation fares upwards by 30% effective Friday, however the increment have been effected before the stated date.

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New Transport Fares In Ghana

• Commercial transport operators across the country has over the weekend, increased transport by 20%.
• The increment in transport fares is therefore 20% increment of the old fares.
• However some transport operators have effected 30% increment
• For instance the fare for Madina to Circle which was GH¢5 is now GH¢6.50
• Some transport operators are however yet to increase their fares.

Reasons For GPRTU New Transport Fares

• Confirming the development, General Secretary of GPRTU, Godfred Ablubire said the increment had become necessary due to rising fuel prices as well as that of other key components including spare parts and lubricants.
• Fuel prices have been increased from GH¢10.80p at the pump to GH¢11.40p.
• This is to ensure transport operators do not continue to operate at a loss.
• Leadership of GPRTU had earlier proposed that government scrap some taxes on petroleum products to cushion drivers and commuters, but government has rejected the proposal.
• Also in an interview with Citi News, the Industrial Relations Officer for GPRTU, Abass Imoro, said efforts to reach the Ministry concerning this have proven futile. This was also made known with the following  statement:
• “We have been forced to make this decision. We were thinking of being sympathetic but government has not cooperated with us. Fuel prices keep shooting up, we wrote to the Transport Minister about our plans to increase transport fares, but we received no feedback, We will announce the new prices by next Friday”
• According to the General Secretary, the GPRTU may be forced to hold on only when government invites the leadership of the Union for discussions before the stated date.

GPRTU New Transport Fares List PDF

• The GPRTU New Transport Fares List PDF is to be published here soon

About GPRTU New Transport Fares List

• Transport fares were earlier increased by 15 percent in February 2022, when fuel prices averaged GH¢6.4 per liter. A liter of fuel now sells around GH¢11.40p

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