Commercial drivers hint of fare increment from Monday

The Ghana Committed Drivers Association of Ghana (CDAG), has threatened to increase transport fares by 20 percent from Monday, October 29.

Transport fares are supposed to be determined by the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council in conjunction with GPRTU, the Ministry of Transport and other stakeholders. It is thus unclear the locus of this group in coming up with new prices.
It says the decision is as a result of the continuous hike in fuel prices.

Chairman of the Association which is made up of hundreds of commercial drivers in the country, Charles Danso, disclosed that the current price of fuel is putting members through unbearable economic challenges, hence the decision to increase the fares.
It is evident that, the various Oil Marketing Companies had reviewed the prices upwards.

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) confirmed that fuel prices had been increased by over 2%, the second time in barely two months.
In September 2018, the price of fuel crossed the GH¢ 5 per litre mark.

According to the NPA, the latest price increase is as a result of the hike in the price of finished petroleum products on the international market, despite a fall in the price of crude on the global market.
The price of petrol and diesel is currently pegged at GH¢5.21 per litre, up from the previous price of GH¢5.07 per litre.

Meanwhile, Policy think tank on taxation and consumer protection CUTS International, wants the government to reduce the special petroleum levy to give consumers relief.
Executive Director of CUTS International, Appiah Kusi Adomako, told indicated that the government can still help relieve consumers of the burden from the increases.