GPRTU NEW TRANSPORT FARES
Due to the “significant hikes” in fuel prices recently, the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) have scheduled a meeting in the coming week to discuss a “possible’ increment in transport fares.
This has become necessary to allow drivers make up for their losses due to the continuous increment in fuel prices.
This is as made known by the Deputy General Secretary in Charge of Operations, Richard Yaw Amankwah, with the following statements: “The situation demands it. We are also consumers. Whenever fuel prices go up, it affects our business and even though we are not happy to increase transport fares, it will go against our business if we don’t do so”
About the New Transport Fares
Just last month, transport fares were increased by 20% due to continuous increase in fuel prices , which sparked outrage between some passengers and commercial drivers
The GPRTU implemented the last 20 per cent increment in transport fares without any negotiation with the Government after successive attempts to engage the Ministry of Transport over their proposed rate proved futile. Currently, a liter of petrol is trading at an average of GH¢10.10.
The Deputy General Secretary, Mr Richard Yaw Amankwah, of GPRTU has stated that commercial drivers “have not seen any significant increase” in their income since the last increment in fares due to the continuous rise in fuel prices.
About GPRTU Meeting To Increase Transport Fares
- The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) will hold a crunch meeting next week to deliberate on a “possible” increment of transport fares.
- Next week’s meeting would help the GPRTU to decide whether the recent hikes in fuel prices merited a hike in transport fares.
- Prices of petrol and diesel shot up by 7.3 per cent and 9.7 per cent respectively, last one month.
- Due to this transport fares went up by 20 per cent last month. As of May 9, 2022, when the new fares took effect, petrol and diesel were selling at a national average of GHC 9.41 and GHS 11.12 respectively.
- Currently, petrol is trading at an average of GHC 10.10 per litre while the national average for diesel is pegged at GHS 12.20 per litre.
The GPRTU New Transport Fares List PDF is to be published here soon
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