By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Minority in Parliament have questioned the moral right of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) by 2.5%. According to the Minority Leader in Parliament, they wonder why President Akufo-Addo who led Kumepreko demonstration …
Read More »COPEC predicts 10% increase in fuel prices
File photo Fuel prices are expected to go up by 10%, beginning this Sunday, October 16, 2022. According to the Chamber for Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), this is due to a 3.66% increase in the price of crude oil and 4.08% depreciation in the value of the cedi to the …
Read More »Former PURC PRO questions timing for utility tariff increase
by;brightwebtv/nana asare Nana Yaa Jantuah Former Director of Public Relations and External Affairs of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Nana Yaa Jantuah, has questioned the timing for tariff increase. In her view, given the socio-economic conditions in the country, the increment will only exacerbate the plight of Ghanaians. …
Read More »Increase in tariffs will affect our businesses – Ghana Hotels Association
by;brightwebtv Loading your audio article A member of Ghana Hotels Association, Denzel Kwesi Humpreys, has said that the hotel business will be affected adversely by the increase in water and electricity tariffs. This is in the wake of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) announcing tariff increases effective September …
Read More »We will continue to increase alcohol prices, If you can’t buy then drink water – Hon Kofi Jumar
By:brightwebtv /nana asare barimah The managing director of Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation (GIHOC) has urged Ghanaians to change their taste for alcohol if they can’t afford it. The former Member of Parliament (MP) for Asokwa stated on Nyira fm that “We have increased the price of alcohol and we …
Read More »Allow Us Increase Fares Or We’ll Load Our Vehicles At Full Capacity – GPRTU Threatens
By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare barimah LISTEN 11 HOURS AGO 1 COMMENT The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is asking either an increase in transport fares or a return to the normal capacity of vehicles pre-COVID-19. The GPRTU Vice Chairman, Robert Sarbah, said the trotro drivers, among others, had sacrificed enough. The last increase …
Read More »Akufo-Addo affirms increase in Ghana’s cases of coronavirus
By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday night, affirmed that 78 of the persons put under mandatory quarantine had since tested positive for the COVID-19. He said it was the additional confirmations that increased dramatically, the country’s total number of cases to 137 …
Read More »Kayayei increase charges
by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Head potters, popularly called ‘kayaayei’, have increased their charges for the services they offer. According to the lady porters, the increase has become necessary due to recent increment in fares and utility tariffs in the country. They explained that though they did not have specific …
Read More »GPRTU calls for calm after meeting over possible increase in fares
By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is urging its members to remain calm as it works with the Ministry of Transport and other stakeholders to reach an agreement on a possible increment in transport fares. This was after a tripartite meeting on the matter ended inconclusively …
Read More »PUWU pushes for increase in utility tariffs
By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah The Public Utility Workers’ Union (PUWU) is pushing for what it calls realistic tariffs for consumers. According to the union, this will ensure that consumers pay tariffs that are commensurate with the operations of the companies. The Union said the subsidies government pays for consumers …
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