Effective from Saturday, July 11, 2020, transport fares are to go up by 15 per cent.
It follows an agreement between the government and transport operators in respect of the reduction of passengers in public transport in line with social distancing protocols.
The transport operators had proposed an increment of 50 percent with the explanation that they were making losses.
But following a meeting with the government on Tuesday, a 15 percent increment was approved.
The Deputy Minister of Transport, Nii Kwartei Titus Glover who led the government delegation at the meeting made this known in an interview with Accra based Asempa FM on Tuesday afternoon, July 7, 2020.
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As part of the protocols to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) public transports have been asked to reduce the number of passengers they take to be able to observe social distancing.
Meanwhile, The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) suggested that the government subsidise the price of fuel at the pumps for commercial drivers in the wake of the difficulties they are grappling with as a result of the social-distancing directive of the President, which has led to a reduction of the number of passengers they carry at any time.
COPEC, in a statement, said the hike in the price of fuel from GHS4.65/litre to GHS4.820/litre, representing some 3.8% at the pumps, is having a toll on transport operators, thus, the need for such subsidy.
